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NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 

PHILADELPHIA. 


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Dedication  Memorial 


OF  THE 


MASONIC  TEMPLE, 

PHILADELPHIA, 


September  26th,  29th,  30th,  1873. 


COMPILED  BY 

THE  LIBRARY  COMMITTEE  OF  THE  R.  W.  GRAND  LODGE  OF 
PENNSYLVANIA,  FREE  AND  ACCEPTED  MASONS. 


PHILADELPHIA: 

PUBLISHED  FOR  THE 

LIBRARY  COMMITTEE  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE  OF  PENNSYLVANIA, 
By  CLAXTON,  REMSEN  &  HAFFELFINGER. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1874,  by  the 
LIBRARY  COMMITTEE  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE  OF  PENNSYLVANIA, 
FREE  AND  ACCEPTED  MASONS, 

in  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress  at  Washington. 


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"■'‘Sj  „  STEREOTYPERS,  PHIRAD’A. 


F.  Faas,  Engraver.  Thomas  Hunter,  Lithographer. 


Collins,  Printer, 


TO 

(Tin-  ijfiisottit  ^fraternity, 

THIS  VOLUME, 

A  Memorial  of  the  grandest  event  in  the  history  of  Freemasonry 
in  the 

COMMONWEALTH  OF  PENNSYLVANIA, 
is 


fraternally  Dedicated. 


At  the  Quarterly  Communication  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
of  Pennsylvania,  held  at  Philadelphia,  December  3,  a.  d.  1873, 
A.  L.  5873,  the  following  was  adopted  : 

“  Resolved,  That  the  Library  Committee  be  authorized  to 
publish  a  Memorial  Volume  commemorative  of  the  Dedication 
of  the  New  Temple  and  Ceremonies  attendant  thereon,  providing 
that  the  Grand  Lodge  be  at  no  expense  whatever  for  such 
publication.” 

Extract  from  the  minutes. 

John  Thomson,  Grand  Secretary. 

The  proof-sheets  of  the  “  Dedication  Memorial  ”  have  been 
examined  and  approved. 


Alfred  R.  Potter,  Grand  Master. 


^  See  of  the  j|ibrarg  ^ommittce  of  the  j^.  :jj).  ^rantt  j^ottge  of  |jcnnsj)lrania, 
Jjree  and  J[ccepicd  Jjjjasons. 

^l}t$  that  there  have  been  One  Thousand 

Copies  of  this  “Dedication  Memorial  of  the 
New  Masonic  Temple,  Philadelphia,”  printed, 
of  which  this  copy  is 

No . 811 


' 


INTRODUCTION. 


HIS  volume  is  given  to  the  Masonic  world  without  any 


claim  to  originality.  The  brethren  who  participated  in 
the  dedication  of  the  New  Temple,  together  with  those  who 
witnessed  the  solemn  ceremonies  of  setting  apart  this  mag¬ 
nificent  building  to  virtue,  science,  and  universal  benevo¬ 
lence,  have  expressed  a  desire  to  see,  in  a  permanent  form,  the 
history  of  this  week  of  weeks  to  the  Masons  of  Pennsylvania. 

We  have  endeavored  to  secure  this  result  by  presenting  in  a 
connected  form  all  the  incidents  of  interest  connected  with  the 
New  Temple,  from  the  purchase  of  the  ground  on  which  the 
building  stands  to  the  closing  ceremonies  of  dedication. 

We  have  also  thought  it  appropriate  in  such  a  volume  as 
this,  to  give  to  the  Craft  of  our  own  jurisdiction  a  short  history 
of  the  introduction  of  Freemasonry  in  Pennsylvania,  and  of  the 
places  and  Halls  in  which  the  Grand  Lodge  has  been  held. 

For  the  information  of  the  Fraternity,  and  to  give  increased 
value  to  the  volume,  we  have  published  a  part  of  the  very  inter¬ 
esting  correspondence  between  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsyl¬ 
vania  and  the  Grand  Lodges  of  this  and  other  countries  on 
the  occasion  of  the  dedication  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  ; 
and  also  the  correspondence  between  the  Grand  Holy  Royal 
Arch  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania  and  other  Grand  Chapters  in 
reference  to  the  same  event.  This  correspondence  is  an  assur¬ 
ance  to  the  brethren  of  Pennsylvania  of  the  very  great  interest 
which  the  Masonic  world  cherishes  for  them  and  for  the  work  of 
their  hands. 


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Page 

Early  History  and  Places  of  Meeting  of  Grand  Lodge,  17 
First  Grand  Lodge  (of  England)  Formed  1717,  ...  18 

Deputation  to  Daniel  Coxe  First  Issued  to  America,  .  19 

First  Grand  Lodge  in  America,  .  .  .  .  •  .21 

Tun  Tavern  —  First  Place  of  Meeting,  .  .  .  .  22 

Indian  King  —  Second  Place  of  Meeting,  ....  23 

Royal  Standard  —  Third  Place  of  Meeting,  ...  24 

Freemason's  Lodge  —  Fourth  Place  of  Meeting,  ...  24 

Origin  of  the  “Ancients”  in  England,  ....  24 

Warrant  of  Provincial  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  .  .  27 

Grand  Masters  and  Grand  Secretaries  from  1717,  under  Grand 

Lodges  of  England,  “  Moderns,”  ■“  York,”  and  “Ancients,”  29 
City  Tavern  —  Fifth  Place  of  Meeting,  ....  31 

Masonic  Procession  in  1778,  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  32 

Videll’s  Alley  Hall  —  Sixth  Place  of  Meeting,  .  .  33 

Organization  of  Present  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  .  34 

Free  Quaker  Meeting-House — Seventh  Place  of  Meeting,  34 

Independence  Hall — Eighth  Place  of  Meeting,  ...  34 

Pennsylvania  Freemason’s  Hall,  Filbert  Street  —  Ninth  Place 

of  Meeting,  ........  35 

First  Chestnut  Street  Hall  —  Tenth  Place  of  Meeting,  .  36 

Burning  of  Hall,  ........  38 

Pennsylvania  Freemason’s  Hall  —  Eleventh  Place  of  Meeting,  38 
Second  Chestnut  Street  Hall — Twelfth  Place  of  Meeting,  40 
Washington  Hall — Thirteenth  Place  of  Meeting,  .  .  40 

Third  Chestnut  Street  Hall  —  Fourteenth  Place  of  Meeting,  42 

Selection  and  Purchase  of  the  Site  of  the  New  Masonic 

Temple,  .........  43 

Laying  of  the  Corner-Stone, . 47 

Ceremonies,  ..........  49 

Oration  by  Grand  Master  Vaux,  ....  58 

Progress  of  the  Work  on  the  Temple  to  Completion,  .  65 

Total  Cost,  .........  71 


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Dedication  Procession, . 

Order  of  Procession,  ........ 

Dedication  Ceremonies,  ....... 

Oration  by  Past  Grand  Master  Lamberton,  .  .  .  . 

Banquet  ey  Grand  Lodge, . 

Grand  Holy  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania, 
Historical,  ......... 

Organization  of  the  First  Grand  Chapter  in  United  States,  . 
Dedicatory  Ceremonies,  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 

Address  by  Grand  High  Priest  Meyer,  . 

Address  of  Welcome  by  Grand  King  Robeno,  Jr., 

Banquet  by  the  Royal  Arch  Masons  of  Philadelphia, 
Knights  Templar  Reception  at  the  Academy  of  Music, 
Parade,  .......... 

Consecration  of  Asylum, . 

Address  by  Grand  Commander  Weidman,  .... 

Description  of  the  Temple,  ...... 

Exterior,  ......... 

The  Towers,  ......... 

The  Basement  and  First  Floor,  ...... 

The  Entrances,  .....  .... 

The  Apartment  of  Grand  Officers,  ..... 

The  Grand  Lodge  Library,  ....... 

The  Oriental  Hall,  ........ 

The  Banquet  Hall,  ........ 

The  Grand  Staircases,  ....... 

The  Principal  Floor,  ........ 

The  Corinthian  Hall,  ....... 

The  Renaissance  Hall,  ....... 

The  Ionic  Hall,  ........ 

The  Egyptian  Hall,  .  .  ...... 

The  Norman  Hall,  ........ 

The  Gothic  Hall,  ........ 

Additional  Apartments,  ....... 

The  Attics,  ......... 

The  Roof,  ......... 

The  Completeness  of  the  Design,  ...... 

General  Features  of  the  Building,  ..... 

Correspondence, . 

Subscribers,  .  .  11  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  ~ 


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New  Masonic  Temple,  ......  Frontispiece 

Main  Entrance,  16 

Chestnut  Street  Hall,  1855,  .  .  .  .  .  ■  17 

Chestnut  Street  Hall,  1810,  .  .  .  .  .  •  •  17 

Subscription  List  of  First  Hall,  ......  24 

Letter  of  Lawrence  Dermott,  ......  26 

Burning  of  the  First  Chestnut  Street  Hall,  1819,  37 

Library  Hall,  .........  42 

Hall  used  in  1790 — Apprentices’  Library,  .....  43 

Grand  Officers  at  Laying  of  Corner-Stone  of  New  Temple,  .  48 

Oriental  Hall,  .........  64 

Corinthian,  or  Grand  Lodge  Hall,  .....  74 

Pennsylvania  Freemasons’  Hall,  Filbert  Street,  1802,  ...  75 

Grand  Officers  at  the  Dedication  of  the  New  Temple,  .  .  102 

Hall  used  in  1800  —  State  House,  ......  126 

Renaissance,  or  Grand  Chapter  Hall,  .  .  .  .  .  128 

Norman  Hall,  ..........  156 

New  Masonic  Temple,  South-East  View,  ....  161 

Ionic  Hall,  ..........  164 

Egyptian  Hall,  .........  176 

Gothic  Hall,  or  Asylum  of  Knights  Templar,  ....  1S4 

Banquet  Hall,  .........  184 


MAIN  ENTRANCE, 
NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 
PHILADELPHIA. 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL 

OF  THE 

NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 

PHILADELPHIA. 


Early  History  and  Places  of  Meeting  of  Grand  Lodge. 

HE  history  of  Freemasonry  in  the  United  States 
is  involved  in  so  much  uncertainty  that  it  is 
most  difficult  to  trace  the  origin  of  several  of 
the  oldest  Grand  Lodges. 

During  the  eighteenth  century,  the  Grand 
Lodges  of  England,  Ireland,  and  Scotland 
claimed  this  country  as  common  property,  and 
each  established  as  many  Lodges  as  possible. 

In  tracing  the  early  history  of  Lodges  so  established,  and  their 
claims  to  priority  of  origin,  the  labor  of  the  Masonic  student  is 
increased,  and  his  occasional  success  in  searching  after  old 
Masonic  manuscripts  and  Lodge  minutes,  oftentimes  overturns 
the  claim  of  some  of  the  older  Grand  Lodges  of  being  the  elder. 

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Freemasonry  in  England  and  Scotland  was,  prior  to  the  first 
decade  of  the  last  century,  confined  to  the  immemorial  authority 
vested  in  any  number  of  operative  Masons  of  meeting  together 
occasionally  in  Lodges. 

When  the  operative  was  gradually  merging  into  the  specula¬ 
tive,  and  when  but  one  degree  was  known,  and  that  was  the 
knowledge  of  “knowing  a  brother  in  the  dark  as  well  as  in  the 
light,”  the  annual  assembly  of  the  Freemasons  was  held  at  York, 
in  the  north  of  England. 

At  that  time  no  Grand  Lodge  existed,  and  those  Masons  who 
assembled  annually  at  York  met  simply  in  an  ordinary  Lodge. 

In  the  year  1717,  several  of  the  Lodges  and  brethren  residing 
in  and  near  London  becoming  dissatisfied  with  the  languishing 
condition  of  Freemasonry,  met  at  the  Apple-Tree  Tavern,  and 
agreed  to  revive  it,  and  organize  a  Grand  Lodge.  Anderson 
tells  us  that  the  oldest  Master  Mason,  being  the  Master  of  a 
Lodge,  was  put  in  the  chair,  after  which  Anthony  Sayer  was 
elected  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  (of  England),  which 
title  was  then  adopted.  In  this  manner  the  first  Grand  Lodge 
was  formed.  The  Lodges  composing  it  were  as  follows : 

No.  1  Lodge  at  the  Goose  and  Gridiron  in  St.  Paul’s  Church- 
Yard,  London. 

No.  2  Lodge  at  the  Crown  in  Parker’s  Lane,  near  Drury  Lane, 
London. 

No.  3  Lodge  at  the  Apple-Tree  Tavern  in  Charles  Street, 
Covent  Garden,  London. 

No.  4  Lodge  at  the  Rummer  and  Grapes  Tavern  in  Channel 
Row,  Westminster,  London. 

No.  1  is  now  the  Lodge  of  Antiquity  (working  without  warrant 
by  immemorial  authority). 

Nos.  2  and  3  ceased  to  exist  a  few  years  after  the  Grand  Lodge 
was  formed. 

No.  4  at  present  bears  the  same  number,  and  is  called  the 
“  Royal  Somerset  House  and  Inverness  Lodge.” 

In  1725  the  Masons  at  York  formed  a  Grand  Lodge,  under  the 
title  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  all  England. 

The  first  Grand  Lodge,  formed  June  24,  1 7 1 7»  at  London, 
being  known  by  the  title  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  tlngland. 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


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In  1729  the  Duke  of  Norfolk,  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  England  (London),  issued  the  following  Deputation 
to  Daniel  Coxe,  of  New  Jersey,  as  Provincial  Grand  Master  of 
the  Provinces  of  New  York,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsylvania: 

‘ £  Copy  of  the  Deputation  to  Daniel  Cox ,  Esquire,  to  be  Provincial  Grand 
Master  of  the  Provinces  of  New  York,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsilvania, 
in  America. 

Sic  Subscribitur. 

[l.  s.]  Norfolk,  G.\M.\ 

“  To  all  and  every  our  Right  Worshipful,  Worshipful  and  loving 
Brethren  now  residing  or  who  may  hereafter  reside  in  the  Provinces  of 
New  York,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsilvania,  His  Grace,  Thomas,  Duke 
of  Norfolk,  Earl  Marshal  and  Hereditary  Marshal  of  England,  Earl  of 
Arundel,  Surrey,  Norfolk  and  Norwich,  Baron  Mowbray,  Howard  Se- 
grave,  Brewse  of  Gower,  Fitz  Allan,  Warren,  Clan  Oswald,  estre  Mal- 
travers,  Greystock,  Furnival  Verdon,  Lovelot,  Strango  of  Blackmere, 
and  Howard  of  Castle  Rising,  after  the  Princes  of  the  Royal  Blood, 
first  Duke,  Earl,  and  Baron  of  England,  Chief  of  the  illustrious  family 
of  the  Howards,  Grand  Master  of  the  free  and  accepted  Masons  of 
England,  Sendeth  Greeting : 

“Whereas  application  has  been  made  unto  us  by  our  Rt.  Worshipful 
and  well-beloved  Brother,  Daniel  Cox,  of  New  Jersey,  Esqr.,  and  by 
several  other  Brethren,  free  and  accepted  Masons,  residing  and  about 
to  reside  in  the  said  Provinces  of  New  York,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsil¬ 
vania,  that  we  would  be  pleased  to  nominate  and  appoint  a  Provincial 
Grand  Master  of  the  said  Provinces  :  Now  Know  Ye,  that  we  have 
nominated,  ordained,  constituted,  and  appointed,  and  do  by  these  Pres¬ 
ents  nominate,  ordain,  constitute,  and  appoint,  our  Right  Worshipful 
and  well-beloved  Brother,  the  said  Daniel  Cox,  Provincial  Grand  Mas¬ 
ter  of  the  said  Provinces  of  New  York,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsilvania, 
with  full  Power  and  Authority  to  nominate  and  appoint  his  Deputy 
Grand  Master  and  Grand  Wardens  for  the  space  of  two  years  from  the 
feast  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  now  next  ensuing,  after  which  time  it  is 
our  Will  and  Pleasure,  and  we  do  hereby  ordain  that  the  Brethren  who 
do  now  reside,  or  who  may  hereafter  reside,  in  all  or  any  of  the  said 
Provinces  shall  and  they  are  hereby  empowered  every  other  year  on 
the  feast  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  to  elect  a  Provincial  Grand  Master, 
who  shall  have  the  power  of  nominating  and  appointing  his  Deputy 
Grand  Master  and  Grand  Wardens.  And  we  do  hereby  empower  our 


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said  Provincial  Grand  Master  and  the  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand 
Master,  and  Grand  Wardens  for  the  time  being,  for  us  and  in  our  place 
and  stead  to  constitute  the  Brethren  (free  and  accepted  Masons)  now 
residing  or  who  shall  hereafter  reside  in  those  parts  into  one  or  more 
regular  Lodge  or  Lodges,  as  he  shall  think  fit,  and  as  often  as  occasion 
shall  require.  He,  the  said  Daniel  Cox,  and  the  Provincial  Grand 
Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master  and  Grand  Wardens  for  the  time  being 
taking  special  care  that  all  and  every  member  of  any  Lodge  or  Lodges 
so  to  be  constituted  have  or  shall  be  made  regular  Masons,  and  that  they 
do  cause  all  and  every  the  Regulations  contained  in  the  printed  Book  of 
Constitutions.,  except  so  far  as  they  have  been  altered  by  the  Grand 
Lodge  at  their  Quarterly  Meetings,  to  be  kept  and  observed,  and  also 
all  such  other  Rules  and  Instructions  as  shall  from  time  to  time  be  trans¬ 
mitted  to  him  or  them  by  us,  or  Nath’l  Blackerly,  Esqr.,  our  Deputy 
Grand  Master,  or  the  Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy  for  the  time  being, 
and  that  he,  the  said  Daniel  Cox,  our  Provincial  Grand  Master  of  the 
said  Provinces,  and  the  Provincial  Grand  Master  for  the  time  being, 
or  his  Deputy,  do  send  to  us  or  our  Deputy  Grand  Master,  and  to  the 
Grand  Master  of  England  or  his  Deputy  for  the  time  being,  annually 
an  account  in  writing  of  the  number  of  Lodges  so  constituted,  with  the 
names  of  the  several  members  of  each  particular  Lodge,  together  with 
such  other  matters  and  things  as  he  or  they  shall  think  fit  to  be  com¬ 
municated  for  the  prosperity  of  the  Craft.  And  lastly,  we  will  and 
require  that  our  said  Provincial  Grand  Master,  and  the  Grand  Master 
for  the  time  being  or  his  Deputy,  do  annually  cause  the  Brethren  to 
keep  the  feast  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,  and  dine  together  on  that 
day,  or  (in  case  any  accident  should  happen  to  prevent  their  dining 
together  on  that  day)  on  any  other  day  near  that  time,  as  the  Provin¬ 
cial  Grand  Master  for  the  time  being  shall  judge  most  fit,  as  is  done 
here,  and  at  that  time  more  particularly  and  at  all  Quarterly  Com¬ 
munications  he  do  recommend  a  General  Charity  to  be  established  for 
the  Relief  of  poor  Brethren  of  the  said  Province. 

“  Given  under  our  hand  and  seal  of  office  at  London,  this  fifth  day 
of  June,  1730,  and  of  Masonry  5730.” 

This  is  the  first  Deputation,  so  far  as  known,  issued  to  this 
country. 

The  fact  that  there  were  Masons  at  this  time  in  Philadelphia, 
is  fully  authenticated,  and  it  will  be  observed  that  the  applica¬ 
tion  above  referred  to  was  made  by  a  number  of  brethren. 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


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The  first  printed  evidence  at  present  known  of  the  introduc¬ 
tion  or  existence  of  Freemasonry  in  America,  will  be  found  at 
the  head  of  the  first  column  of  the  first  page  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Gazette,  No.  108,  December  8,  1730,  printed  by  Benjamin  Franklin, 
in  the  following  notice  : 

“As  there  are  several  Lodges  of  Freemasons  erected  in  this  Prov¬ 
ince,  and  people  have  lately  been  much  amused  with  conjectures  con¬ 
cerning  them,  we  think  the  following  account  of  Freemasonry,  from 
London,  will  not  be  unacceptable  to  our  readers.” 

Then  follows  a  short  letter  and  the  purported  “  Mystery  of 
Freemasonry,”  etc. 

A  letter  is  still  in  existence,  written  November  17,  1754,  by 
a  Bro.  Henry  Bell,  of  Lancaster,  to  a  Bro.  T.  Cadwallader,  in 
Philadelphia,  in  which  Bro.  Bell  states : 

“  As  you  well  know,  I  was  one  of  the  originators  of  the  first  Masonic 
Lodge  in  Philadelphia.  A  party  of  us  used  to  meet  at  the  Tun  Tavern, 
in  Water  street,  and  sometimes  opened  a  Lodge  there.  Once,  in  the 
fall  of  1730,  we  formed  a  design  of  obtaining  a  charter  for  a  regular 
Lodge,  and  made  application  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England  for  one, 
but  before  receiving  it,  we  heard  that  Daniel  Coxe,  of  New  Jersey,  had 
been  appointed  by  that  Grand  Lodge  as  Provincial  Grand  Master  of 
New  York,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsylvania.  We  therefore  made  appli¬ 
cation  to  him,  and  our  request  was  granted.” 

Bro,  T.  Cadwallader  was  a  distinguished  physician  in  Philadel¬ 
phia,  and  a  member  of  the  Provincial  Grand  Lodge  in  the  year 

1755- 

It  may  safely  be  presumed  that  Benjamin  Franklin  was  made 
a  Mason  in  this  first  Lodge. 

Additional  proof  can  be  found  in  the  following  notice  taken 
from  the  “Pennsylvania  Gazette,  No.  \%j,from  Monday,  June  19, 
to  Monday,  June  26,  1732.  Philadelphia,  printed  by  B.  Franklin, 
at  the  new  printing-office ,  near  the  market 

This  newspaper  contains  four  pages.  On  the  fourth  page,  near 
the  middle  of  the  first  column,  we  read : 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


“  Philadelphia,  June  26. 

“  Saturday  last  being  St.  John’s  Day,  a  Grand  Lodge  of  the  ancient 
and  honorable  Society  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  was  held  at  the 
Sun  Tavern  in  Water  street,  when,  after  a  handsome  entertainment, 
the  Worshipful  W.  Allen,  Esq.,  was  unanimously  chosen  Grand Masie ? 
of  this  Province  for  the  year  ensuing,  who  was  pleased  to  appoint  Mr. 
William  Pringle  Deputy  Master.  Wardens  chosen  for  the  ensuing 
year  were  Thomas  Boude  and  Benjamin  Franklin." 

The  Sun  Tavern  is,  without  doubt,  a  misprint,  and  should 
read  “  Tun  ”  Tavern.  A  most  diligent  search  cannot  find  such 
a  tavern  as  the  “  Sun.”  The  titles  of  the  officers,  and  particularly 
that  of  the  Deputy  Master,  present  satisfactory  evidence  that 
this  was  to  all  intents  and  purposes  a  Grand  Lodge.  That  office 
belonging  exclusively  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

The  “  Tun  Tavern,”  the  first  place  of  which  we  have  any 
knowledge  where  our  brethren  of  old  met  to  do  the  work  of  the 
Lodge,  was  situated  on  the  east  side  of  what  was  then  known  as 
King  street,  now  Water  street,  between  Chestnut  and  Walnut 
streets,  at  the  corner  of  the  then  Wilcox’s  alley,  afterward 
known  as  Ton  Alley. 

It  was  kept  by  one  Thomas  Mullen,  whose  wife  Peggy  was 
celebrated  for  her  “  red-hot  beefsteaks''  from  which  fact  it  was 
sometimes  called  “  Peggy  Mullen’s  Beefsteak  House.”  This, 
the  most  celebrated  tavern  of  the  day,  was  distinguished  by  the 
swinging  sign  of  Three  Tuns,  or  Tons.  Here  were  wont  to 
meet  the  most  noted  citizens  of  Philadelphia. 

During  the  year  1733,  we  are  told  that  Henry  Price,  of  Boston, 
was  appointed  by  the  Right  Honorable  and  Right  Worshipful 
Anthony  Lord  Viscount  Montague  (or  Montagu),  Grand  Master 
of  the  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  England,  as  Provincial 
Grand  Master  for  New  England  and  dominions  and  territories 
thereunto  belonging. 

About  this  time  it  is  said  that  a  correspondence  was  held 
between  Benjamin  Franklin,  as  Grand  Master  of  the  Province 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  Henry  Price,  Grand  Master  of  New  Eng¬ 
land,  at  Boston  ;  and  a  letter  dated  November  24,  1734,  from  the 
former  to  the  latter,  is  published  in  the  proceedings  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Massachusetts  (1871),  wherein  he  speaks  of  a  previous 


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correspondence,  and  asks  that  “  a  Deputation  or  Charter  should 
be  granted  confirming  the  brethren  in  Pennsylvania  in  the  privi¬ 
leges  they  at  present  enjoy  of  holding  annually  their  Grand 
Lodge  and  choosing  their  Grand  Master.”  Franklin  very  prop¬ 
erly  asks  that  satisfactory  evidence  be  given  as  to  said  Price’s 
authority.  It  has  been  stated  that  a  Deputation  was  granted  by 
the  St.  John’s  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts  on  June  24,  1734. 
There  is  no  evidence  at  present  of  its  having  been  acted  upon, 
and  it  is  very  doubtful  if  a  charter  was  ever  granted. 

This  action  of  Franklin’s  applying  to  Price  for  the  Deputation 
or  Charter  was  caused,  as  he  writes,  by  the  “  fear  of  some  false 
<and  rebel  brethren,  who  were  foreigners,  and  who  were  about  to 
set  up  a  distinct  Lodge  in  opposition  to  the  old  and  true  brethren , 
and  pretending  to  make  Masons  for  a  bowl  of  punch  —  the  craft 
coming  into  dissension  unless  the  true  brethren  are  countenanced 
and  distinguished  by  some  such  special  authority  as  desired.” 

Again,  the  letter  was  a  lawful  notification  that  there  was  a 
Grand  Lodge  at  that  time  in  existence  in  Philadelphia. 

Another  reason  may  also  be  urged,  that  as  Franklin,  in  1734, 
had  in  press,  or  just  published,  a  reprint  of  Anderson’s  Consti¬ 
tution,  edition  of  1723,  he  was  no  doubt  anxious  to  dispose  of 
as  many  copies  as  possible ;  and  in  a  postscript  to  one  of  his 
letters  to  Price,  he  informs  him  that  he  had  published  the  work, 
and  would  send  as  many  copies  as  were  wanted. 

In  1735  the  Grand  Lodge  changed  its  place  of  meeting  to  the 
“  Indian  King.”  This  was  the  oldest  as  well  as  one  of  the  cele¬ 
brated  taverns  of  that  day.  It  was  situated  on  the  south  side 
of  High  street  (now  Market  street)  below  Third,  at  the  south¬ 
west  corner  of  Biddle’s  alley  (now  Bank  street).  It  was  the 
head-quarters  or  place  of  meeting  of  the  “Junto,”  a  leading  club 
of  the  city,  and  numbered  among  its  members  such  distinguished 
men  as  Benjamin  Franklin,  Hugh  Roberts,  Charles  Thomson, 
and  others.  It  was  also  called  the  “  Leathern  Apron  Club  for 
what  reason  is  not  known. 

Some  time  during  1749  or  1750,  Lord  Byron,  Grand  Master 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England  (London),  appointed  William 
Allen,  Esq.,  Recorder  of  Philadelphia,  as  Provincial  Grand 
Master  of  Pennsylvania  and  the  Territories  thereunto  belonging. 


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From  the  Indian  King  the  Grand  Lodge  moved,  in  the  year 
1749,  to  the  Royal  Standard  Tavern,  also  located  on  High  street 
(now  Market  street)  near  Second  street.  It  was  kept  by  the 
Provincial  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Henry  Pratt,  and  was  the 
resort  of  the  more  aristocratic  and  fashionable  citizens. 

Here  the  Lodge  remained  until  1754,  when  the  brethren,  being 
no  doubt  dissatisfied  with  holding  their  meetings  in  taverns, 
after  some  deliberation,  erected  a  three-story  brick  building  of 
modest  appearance  on  the  south  side  of  Norris  alley  (now 
Lodge  alley),  89  feet  9  inches  west  of  Second  street,  having  a 
depth  of  60  feet  and  a  width  of  42  feet.  This  first  Masonic 
Hall  in  Philadelphia,  and,  if  we  arc  not  mistaken,  in  this  country, 
was  called  the  “  Freemasons’  Lodge,”  and  the  title  was  vested 
in  trustees  of  the  three  Lodges.  The  original  subscription  list 
is  now  in  the  possession  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania. 
A  facsimile  has  been  prepared  for  this  work. 

Up  to  this  time  there  were  two  Grand  Lodges  in  England, 
viz. :  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England  (at  London)  and  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  all  England  (at  York).  Harmony  and  discord  alter¬ 
nately  marked  the  career  of  these  two  Grand  Bodies  —  at  times 
friendly  and  at  other  times  antagonistic.  The  latter,  an  inde¬ 
pendent  and  influential  Lodge  before  1725,  when  it  first  was 
formed  into  a  Grand  Lodge,  instituted  Lodges  in  the  north 
of  England,  and  also  constituted  the  Lodge  of  Antiquity 
into  “  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England  south  of  the  Trent,” 
after  it  had  left  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England.  This  latter 
body  issued  warrants  for  a  few  Lodges ;  but  through  the  con¬ 
sistent  and  spirited  action  of  that  distinguished  Mason,  Bro. 
William  Preston,  it  soon  returned  to  the  authority  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  England.  The  Grand  Lodge  of  all  England  (York) 
never  issued  a  warrant  for  a  Lodge  outside  of  England. 

From  the  year  1738  considerable  dissatisfaction  was  felt  by 
certain  active  brethren  at  the  encroachment  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
(London)  on  their  rights  as  Lodges;  but  it  was  not  until  1 75 3 
that  their  smothered  dislike  to  the  authorities  was  ultimately 
kindled  into  a  flame.  They  declared  that  the  ancient  landmarks 
had  in  some  important  particulars  been  removed.  Accord- 


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ingly,  ten  of  the  Lodges  subordinate  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
(London)  seceded  on  December  5,  1753,  and  formed  the  “  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  Most  Ancient  and  Honorable  Fraternity  of  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  according  to  the  old  Institutions,”  and 
elected  Robert  Turner  their  first  Grand  Master. 

Meetings  of  these  brethren  had  been  held  prior  to  this  date, 
and  were  called  a  “  Grand  Committee;”  but  no  Grand  Lodge 
was  actually  formed  until  the  above  date. 

The  seceders  also  assumed  to  themselves  the  title  of  “ Ancient 
York  Masons, ”  and  denominated  those  of  the  regular  Grand 
Lodge  by  the  opprobrious  title  of  “ Moderns!' 

The  terms  “Ancients”  “ Seceders ,”  “York,”  “ Dermott”  “Athol,” 
“Moderns,”  “Regulars,”  “London,”  and  “Sussex,”  were  used 
during  the  next  half  century  or  more  to  designate  the  respec¬ 
tive  Grand  Lodges,  and  long  after  the  union ;  and  to  the  present 
day  it  is  often  found  more  convenient  to  use  these  terms  than 
any  other  to  designate  the  two  Grand  Lodges,  which  united  in 
1 8 1 3. 

This  new  Grand  Lodge  (Ancients)  recognized,  and  in  fact 
may  be  Said  to  have  organized  or  compiled,  the  Royal  Arch 
Degree,  and  gave  authority  for  its  being  conferred ;  and  it  was 
in  consequence  of  this  “fourth  degree”  that  the  seceders  were 
originally  expelled  from  the  Grand  Lodge  (London). 

From  this  Grand  Lodge  (Ancients  or  Seceders)  the  present 
Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  had  its  origin.  In  1758  the 
tidings  of  its  formation  having  reached  Philadelphia,  a  number 
of  brethren  applied  for  authority  to  open  Lodges  under  its  alle¬ 
giance.  In  the  year  1758,  by  tradition,  and  1759,  by  positive 
knowledge,  Lodges  No.  2  and  3,  in  Philadelphia,  were  instituted 
either  by  authority  of  the  Grand  Master,  or  by  the  Grand  Lodge 
itself,  which  did  not  always  note  in  their  minutes  the  warranting 
of  foreign  Lodges.  Their  method  of  opening  new  Lodges  to 
work  in  England  being  to  grant  a  Deputation  to  the  Grand 
Secretary,  or  some  other  qualified  brother,  for  “  three  hours,”  to 
represent  the  Grand  Master  in  a  Grand  Lodge  pro  tempore,  in 
which  time  the  Lodge  was  duly  opened,  officers  installed,  etc., 
etc.,  and  then  closed  pro  forma.  All  these  seem  to  be  noted  in 
the  records,  but  not  those  of  the  formation  of  foreign  Lodges. 

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Lodge  No.  2  was  registered  on  the  Grand  Lodge  (Ancients) 
records  as  No.  69,  and  the  warrant  dated  June  7,  1758. 

Lodges  No.  2  and  3  are  still  at  work  in  Philadelphia  —  the 
latter  having  a  continuous  existence,  and  possessing  its  minute- 
books  from  1767  to  the  present  time. 

The  “  Moderns,”  who  were  working  under  the  Grand  Master¬ 
ship  of  Wm.  Allen,  Recorder  of  the  city,  were  then  most  prosper¬ 
ous  (1754).  An  idea  of  the  number  of  Masons  under  Grand 
Master  Allen  may  be  gained  from  their  celebration  of  St.  John 
the  Baptist’s  Day,  June  24,  1755,  at  which  time  a  sermon  was 
preached  in  Christ’s  Church,  by  Bro.  William  Smith,  Provost  of 
the  University  and  Academy,  when  there  were  present,  “  Wm. 
Allen,  Grand  Master;  Benj.  Franklin,  D.  G.  M.;  Dr.  T.  Bond, 
G.  S.W.;  J.  Shippen,  G.  J.  W.;  Wm.  Plumstead,  Grand  Treasurer; 
Wm.  Franklin,  Grand  Secretary;  Hon.  R.  H.  Morris,  J.  Hamilton, 
Dr.  T.  Cadwallader,  T.  Boude,  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
his  Excellency,  J.  Tinker,  Governor  of  Providence,  and  John 
Penn,  Esq.,  visiting  brethren,  together  with  the  officers  and 
members  of  the  three  Regular  Lodges,  together  numbering  one 
hundred  and  thirty  brethren.” 

William  Allen,  Thomas  Boude,  and  Benjamin  Franklin  were 
members,  and  present  at  the  election  and  celebration  of  June  24, 
1732,  and  were  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  that  time. 

Bro.  John  Hervey,  Grand  Secretary  of  England,  writes  us  that 
on  September  5,  1759,  the  Grand  Lodge  (Ancients)  met  at  the 
Bells’  Tavern,  London,  when  there  was  “  heard  a  petition  (for  a 
provincial  grand  warrant)  from  the  brethren  at  Philadelphia, 
which  petition  was  seconded  by  the  officers  of  No.  2.  It  was 
ordered  that  Grand  Secretary  Dermott  shall  draw  up  a  proper 
answer,  and  deliver  the  same  to  Bro.  Joseph  Reed  of  No.  2,  who 
is  appointed  to  convey  the  said  answer  to  Philadelphia.” 

The  warrant  thus  granted  was  issued ;  but  the  vessel  in  which 
it  was  sent  by  hands  of  Bro.  Reed  was  captured  by  pirates, 
and  the  warrant  lost.  Subsequently  the  following  warrant  — 
the  third  issued,  the  second  having  been  mislaid  —  was  received. 

Accompanying  this  warrant  was  a  letter  of  Grand  Secretary 
Dermott,  which  explains  the  reasons  for  the  delay  in  its  delivery. 
A  facsimile ,  slightly  reduced,  will  be  found  annexed. 


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No.  1,  in  Pennsylvania .]  \_No.  89,  in  England. 

KELLY,  GRAND  MASTER! 

Wm.  Dickey,  S.  G.  W.  Wm.  Osborn,  D.  G.  M.  J.  Gibson,  J.  G.  W. 
To  all  whom  it  may  concern  : 

We,  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Most  Ancient  and  Honorable  Fraternity 
of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  (according  to  the  Old  Constitutions 
granted  by  his  Royal  Highness,  Prince  Edwin,  at  York,  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  nine  hundred  twenty  and  six,  and  in  the  year  of  Masonry 
four  thousand  nine  hundred  twenty  and  six),  in  ample  form  assembled, 
viz.,  the  Right  Worshipful  and  Right  Honorable  Thomas  Erskine,  Earl 
of  Kelly,  Viscount  Fenton,  Lord  Baron  of  Pittenweem,  etc.,  in  Great 
Britain,  Grand  Master  of  Masons,  the  Right  Worshipful  Mr.  William 
Osborn,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  the  Right  Worshipful  Mr.  William 
Dickey,  Senior  Grand  Warden,  and  the  Right  Worshipful  James 
Gibson,  Esquire,  Junior  Grand  Warden,  etc.,  with  the  approbation 
and  consent  of  the  Warranted  Lodges  held  within  the  cities  and  sub¬ 
urbs  of  London  and  Westminster,  do  hereby  authorize  and  empower 
our  trusty  and  well-beloved  brethren  (that  are  now  or  hereafter  may 
become  inhabitants)  in  the  Province  of  Pennsylvania,  to  form  and  hold 
a  Grand  Lodge  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  in  the  said  Province,  inde¬ 
pendent  of  any  former  dispensation,  warrant,  or  constitution  granted 
(by  us  or  our  predecessors)  to  any  part  of  America;  and  we  do  hereby 
nominate,  constitute,  and  appoint  our  trusty  and  dearly-beloved  brother, 
the  Right  Worshipful  William  Ball,  Esquire,  our  Provincial  Grand 
Master  in  Pennsylvania  aforesaid,  and  the  territories  thereunto  belong¬ 
ing ;  our  trusty  and  well-beloved  brother,  Captain  Blaithwaite  Jones, 
his  Deputy  Grand  Master ;  our  trusty  and  well-beloved  brother,  Mr. 
David  Hall,  his  Senior  Grand  Warden,  and  our  trusty  and  well-beloved 
brother,  Mr.  Hugh  Lennox,  his  Junior  Grand  Warden,  etc.  And  we 
do  hereby  farther  authorize  and  empower  our  said  trusty  and  well- 
beloved  brethren,  Messrs.  William  Ball,  Esquire,  Captain  Blaithwaite 
Jones,  David  Hall,  and  Hugh  Lennox  to  grant  dispensations,  warrants, 
or  constitutions  for  the  forming,  holding,  and  well  governing  Lodges 
within  his  Worship’s  jurisdiction  aforesaid  ;  and  in  his  (or  such  other 
Lodge  or  Lodges  by  him  authorized),  to  make  and  admit  Freemasons 
according  to  the  most  ancient  and  honorable  custom  of  the  Royal  Craft 
in  all  ages  and  nations  throughout  the  known  world ;  and  we  do  also 
farther  empower  and  appoint  the  said  Right  Worshipful  Provincial 
Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  to  hear  and  determine  all  and  singular 


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matters  relating  to  the  Craft  within  the  territories  and  jurisdiction 
aforesaid,  strictly  requiring  all  our  loving  brethren  within  the  said  juris¬ 
diction  to  be  conformable  to  all  and  every  of  the  good  rules,  orders, 
issues,  and  decrees  that  shall  from  time  to  time  be  ordered,  issued,  or 
decreed  by  the  said  Right  Worshipful  Provincial  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania  ;  and,  lastly,  we  do  hereby  further  authorize  and  empower  our 
said  trusty  and  dearly-beloved  brethren,  Messrs.  William  Ball,  Esquire, 
Captain  Blaithwaite  Jones,  David  Hall,  and  Hugh  Lennox,  with  ad¬ 
vice  and  consent  of  the  Warranted  Lodges  within  the  jurisdiction 
aforesaid,  to  nominate,  choose,  and  install  their  successors,  to  whom 
they  shall  deliver  this  warrant  and  invest  them  with  all  their  powers  and 
dignities  as  Freemasons.  And  such  successors  shall  in  like  manner 
nominate,  choose,  and  install  their  successors,  etc.,  etc.,  etc.,  such 
installation  to  be  upon  (or  near)  every  St.  John’s  (the  Evangelist’s) 
Day  during  the  continuance  of  this  Lodge  forever.  Providing  that 
the  above-named  brethren,  and  all  their  successors,  pay  due  respect  to 
the  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge,  otherwise  this  warrant  to  be  of  no 
force  or  virtue. 

Given  under  our  hands  and  the  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  London, 
the  twentieth  day  of  June,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven 
hundred  sixty  and  four,  and  the  year  of  Masonry  5764. 


Lau.  Dermott, 

Grand  Secretary. 

N.  B.  —  This  warrant  is  registered  in  the  Grand 
Lodge  in  London,  Yol.  3d,  Letter  C,  and  bears 
date  July  15,  1761. 


The  Masonic  history  of  those  who  signed  the  warrant  may 
prove  interesting. 

The  Earl  of  Kelly  was  elected  Grand  Master,  December  27, 
1760,  and  was  re-elected  until  1766,  when  he  resigned. 

William  Osborn,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  was  elected  Junior 
Grand  Warden,  September  7,  1757,  and  Senior  Grand  Warden, 
1759;  Deputy  Grand  Master,  December  27,  1760,  and  re-elected 
1761  and  1762.  The  public  thanks  of  the  Fraternity  were  voted 
this  able  brother  for  his  good  government  as  Deputy  Grand 
Master. 

William  Dickey,  Senior  Grand  Warden,  1761,  was  made 


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Deputy  Grand  Master,  December  27,  1764;  he  also  served  as 
Grand  Secretary,  1771-1776;  and  the  Junior  Grand  Warden, 
James  Gibson,  was  elected  Senior  Grand  Warden,  1764. 

The  life  and  soul  of  the  Grand  Lodge  was  the  Grand  Secre¬ 
tary,  Laurence  Dermott,  who  was  Installed  Master  of  No  26, 
in  Dublin,  Ireland,  June  24,  1746,  and  who  was  the  author  of 
the  Ahiman  Rezon,  well  known  among  the  “Ancients  ”  and  the 
students  of  their  history. 

The  Regular  Grand  Lodge  of  England,  whose  Grand  Masters 
had  been  regularly  installed  from  the  time  of  Anthony  Sayer, 
1717,  of  course  viewed  with  disfavor  the  spread  of  this  body; 
and  though  the  members  tried  every  way  to  injure  its  prospects 
and  blight  its  growth,  the  Grand  Lodge  under  the  “  Ancients  ” 
still  flourished,  and  eventually  gained  such  prominence  that  they 
made  advantageous  terms  with  the  sister  Grand  Lodge  in  1813. 

Through  the  favor  of  W.  Bro.  William  James  Hughan,  Past 
Senior  Grand  Deacon  of  England,  we  are  enabled  to  present 
the  following  list  of  Grand  Masters  and  Secretaries  of  the  Grand 
Lodges  of  England  from  1717  to  the  present  time. 


{From  “Masonic  Memorials  of  the  Union  of  1813.”) 


GRAND  MASTERS  FROM  A.  D.  17 17. 


“  MODERNS.” 


“YORK  MASONS.” 


1717.  Anthony  Sayer.* 

1718.  George  Payne. 

1719.  J.T.  Desaguliers,  LL.D. ,  F.  R.S. 

1720.  George  Payne  (re-elected). 

1721.  Duke  of  Montague. 

1722.  Duke  of  Wharton. 

1723.  Earl  of  Dalkieth. 

1724.  Duke  of  Richmond. 

1725.  Lord  Paisley. 

1726.  Earl  of  Inchiquin. 

1727-  Lord  Coleraine. 

1728.  Lord  Kingston. 

1 729-30.  Duke  of  Norfolk. 

1731.  Lord  Lovel  ( Earl  of  Leicester) . 


Note.  —  The  earliest  roll  of  Masters  preserved  of 
the  ancient  Lodge  held  at  York  com¬ 
mences  1705,  when  Sir  George  Tempest 
•  was  “  the  chief  officer;”  and  down  to 

the  year  1724  the  chairman  was  either 
styled  Master  or  President,  in  which  ca¬ 
pacity  Lord  Bingley,  Sir  William  Robin¬ 
son,  Bart.,  Sir  Walter  Hawkesworth  and 
others  served  the  Lodge,  but  it  was  not 
until  1725  that  the  members  constituted 
themselves  into  the  ”  Grand  Lodge  of  all 
England,  held  at  York,”  at  which  date 
the  list  of  their  Grand  Masters  begins. 


1725.  Charles  Bathurst. 

1729.  Edward  Thompson,  jun. 

1733.  John  Johnson,  M.  D. 

1734.  John  Marsden. 


*  First  Grand  Master  of  Freemasons. 


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“  MODERNS  " — Continued. 


1732. 

Lord  (Viscount)  Montague. 

1733- 

Earl  of  Strathmore. 

1734- 

Earl  of  Crawford. 

1735- 

Lord  (Viscount)  Weymouth. 

1736. 

Earl  of  Loudon. 

1737- 

Earl  of  Darnley. 

1738- 

Marquess  of  Carnarvon. 

1.739- 

Lord  Raymond. 

1740. 

Earl  of  Kintore. 

1741. 

Earl  of  Morton. 

1742-3. 

Lord  (Viscount)  Dudley  and 
Ward. 

1744. 

Earl  of  Strathmore. 

1745-6. 

Lord  Cranstoun. 

I745-5I- 

Lord  Byron. 

1752-3- 

Lord  Carysfort. 

1754-6. 

Marquess  of  Carnarvon 
(Duke  of  Chandos). 

1757-61. 

Lord  Aberdour. 

1762-3. 

Earl  Ferrers. 

1764-6. 

Lord  Blaney. 

1767-71. 

Duke  of  Beaufort. 

1772-76. 

Lord  Petre. 

1777-81. 

Duke  of  Manchester. 

1782-90. 

H.  R.  H.  Duke  of  Cumberland. 

1791-1812, 

.  H.  R.  H.  the  Prince  of  Wales 
(His  Majesty  George  IV). 

1813. 

H.  R.  H.  Duke  of  Sussex. 

“  YORK  MASONS  ’’—Continued. 


1761-2. 

Francis  Drake,  F.  R.  S. 

I763-4- 

John  Sawry  Morritt. 

1765-6. 

John  Palmer. 

1767. 

Seth  Agar. 

1768-70. 

George  Palmer. 

1771-2. 

Sir  Thomas  Gascoigne,  Bart. 

1773- 

Charles  Chaloner. 

1774-5- 

Henry  Stapleton. 

1776-79. 

William  Siddall. 

1780. 

Francis  Smyth. 

1781. 

Robert  Sinclair. 

1792. 

Edward  Wolley. 

Grand  Lodge  collapsed. 

“ANCIENTS”  (or  Seceders). 


1753- 

Robert  Turner. 

1754-5- 

Edward  Vaughan. 

I756-59- 

Earl  of  Blessington. 

1760-65. 

Earl  of  Kelly. 

1766-70. 

The  Hon.  Thomas  Matthew. 

I77I-4- 

John,  3d  Duke  of  Atholl.* 

i775-8i. 

John,  4th  Duke  of  Atlioll. 

1782-90. 

Earl  of  Antrim 

(Marquess  of  Antrim. )  j- 

1791-1813. 

John,  4th  Duke  of  Atholl. 

1813. 

H.  R.  H.  Duke  of  Kent. 

UNITED  GRAND  LODGE  OF  ENGLAND. 
1813-42.  H.  R.  H.  Dulce  of  Sussex,  K.  G. 
1843—69.  Earl  of  Zetland,  K.  T. 

1870-74.  Marquess  of  Ripon,  K.  G. 

1874-.  H.  R.  H.,  the  Prince  of  Wales. 


GRAND  SECRETARIES  FROM  A.  D.  1 723. 


“MODERNS.” 

“YORK  MASONS.’ 

172 3- 

William  Cowper. 

1761. 

John  Tasker. 

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f  No  such  officer  mentioned  in  the 

1767. 

David  Lambert. 

l  Records  before  June  24th,  1723. 

1775- 

George  Atkinson. 

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1727. 

Edward  Wilson. 

1776. 

Jacob  Bussey. 

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1727-33. 

William  Reid. 

1779. 

John  Browne. 

I734-56- 

John  Revis. 

1786. 

William  Blanchard. 

*■  Died  Nov.,  1774. 

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"  MODERNS  " — Continued. 
i757-67.  Samuel  Spencer. 

1768.  Thomas  French. 

1769-80.  James  Heseltine. 

1780-84  i  JameS  Heseltine- 
l  William  White. 

1784-1809.  William  White. 
1810-12  /  William  White. 

I  William  Henry  White. 
1813.  William  Henry  White. 


•‘YORK  MASONS” — Continued. 


“ANCIENTS.” 


1751.  John  Morgan. 


1752-70.  Laurence  Dermott. 


I7‘7I— 76.  William  Dickey. 

1777-8.  James  Jones. 


1 779-82.  Charles  Bearblock. 


1810-12. 


1783-4.  Robert  Leslie. 


1785-89.  John  McCormick. 


1790-1813.  Robert  Leslie. 


(From  the  “ Union  0/T813.”) 


1839-56.  William  Henry  White. 
1857-68.  William  Gray  Clarke. 

1868-  John  Hervey. 


In  1777  (during  our  war  for  independence)  the  “  Freeemasons’ 
Lodge  ”  became  the  prison  of  the  Free  Quakers,  who  were  con¬ 
fined  there  for  giving  information  to  the  enemy  (the  British). 

The  Grand  Lodge  (Moderns)  had  almost  ceased  to  exist  during 
the  Revolutionary  War,  the  members’  sympathies  being  divided 
by  politics  and  the  discussions  of  the  questions  of  the  day,  their 
Grand  Master,  Allen,  leaving  for  England. 

The  new  Grand  Lodge  (Ancients)  met,  with  a  few  exceptions, 
for  a  number  of  years  in  the  “  Freemasons’  Lodge,’’  in  Lodge 
alley.  In  fact,  they  met  here  for  so  long  a  time  that  ownership 
was  claimed ;  and  it  was  not  until  after  the  appointment  of  a 
committee,  who  reported  that  they  had  no  title  whatever  to  it, 
that  the  claim  was  relinquished. 

On  September  6,  1785,  an  Act  was  passed  by  the  Assembly 
authorizing  the  surviving  trustees  to  sell  the  property. 

The  portion  of  the  receipts  of  the  sale  of  the  property  to 
which  the  first  Lodge  (Moderns)  was  entitled,  was  paid  by  the 
trustees  in  1793  to  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  to  form  a  fund  for 
the  purchase  of  fuel  for  the  poor  of  the  city. 

In  the  year  1777,  the  Grand  Lodge  (Ancients)  met  in  the  City 
Tavern,  on  Second  street  above  Walnut,  west  side.  This  cele¬ 
brated  tavern  was  erected  in  1770,  on  the  site  of  the  Shippen 
Timber  Houses.  It  was  afterwards  knpwn  as  the  Coffee  House. 


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On  Monday,  December  28,  1778,  the  brethren  (Ancients)  cele¬ 
brated  the  anniversary  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist.  As  it  may 
be  of  interest  to  know  the  manner  in  which  the  day  was  then 
celebrated,  we  give  the  following  programme  of  the  procession. 

“At  9  o’clock  in  the  morning,  the  brethren,  to  the  number  of  three 
hundred,  assembled  at  the  College,  Fourth  street  below  Arch  street, 
from  whence  they  moved  at  ten  o’clock  to  Christ  Church  : 

Sword  Bearer. 

Deacons,  wands  tipped  with  gold. 

The  three  orders — Doric,  Ionic,  and  Corinthian — borne  by  three 
brethren. 

Holy  Bible  and  Book  of  Constitution,  on  crimson  velvet  cushions, 
borne  by  Grand  Treasurer  and  Grand  Secretary. 

Our  Reverend  Brother,  William  Smith,  D.  D.,  appointed  as  preacher. 

His  Excellency,  our  Illustrious  Brother,  George  Washington,  Esq., 
supported  by  the  Grand  Master  and  his  Deputy. 

The  two  Grand  Wardens,  bearing  the  proper  Pillars. 

The  Past  Masters  of  different  Lodges. 

The  Present  Masters. 

The  Senior  Wardens. 

The  Junior  Wardens. 

The  Secretaries. 

The  Treasurers. 

Bro.  Proctor’s  band  of  music. 

Visiting  brethren,  members  of  different  Lodges,  two  and  two,  accord¬ 
ing  to  seniority.  ” 

The  text  of  the  sermon  was  from  1  Peter  ii.  16  —  “As  Free, 
and  not  using  your  Liberty  for  a  cloak  of  MALICIOUSNESS, 
but  as  the  servants  of  God.” 

The  preacher,  Bro.  William  Smith,  D.D.,  Grand  Secretary,  in 
the  sermon,  referring  to  the  presence  of  Washington,  said: 

“Such,  to  name  no  more,  was  the  character  of  a  Cincinnatus  in 
ancient  times  j  rising  ‘  awful  from  the  plough  ’  to  save  his  country ; 
and,  his  country  saved,  returning  to  the  plough  again,  with  increased 
dignity  and  lustre ;  such,  too,  if  we  divine  aright,  will  future  ages  pro¬ 
nounce  to  have  been  the  character  of  a  ******  ****;'  but 
you  all  anticipate  me  in  a  name  which  delicacy  forbids  me,  on  this 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL.  33 

occasion,  to  mention.  Honored  with  his  presence  as  a  brother,  you 
will  seek  to  derive  virtue  from  his  example.” 

After  the  sermon  a  collection  was  taken,  amounting  to  ^400, 
the  receipts  of  which  were  given  for  the  relief  of  the  poor. 

It  has  often  been  asked  if  Washington  was  a  Mason,  and  as 
there  have  been  doubts  expressed,  we  quote  the  above  extract. 

It  will  also  be  observed  here  that  Bro.  Wm.  Smith,  who 
officiated  at  this  time,  and  was  Grand  Secretary  of  the  “  An¬ 
cients,”  was  honored  in  1755  by  being  called  upon  to  deliver 
the  sermon,  on  St.  John  the  Baptist’s  Day,  before  the  Grand 
Lodge  (Moderns),  and  was  no  doubt,  at  that  time,  a  “  Modern” 
Mason,  having  afterwards  been  reinitiated  or  healed  in  Lodge 
No.  2  or  3. 

It  will  be  as  well  here  to  state  that  in  this  jurisdiction  there 
was  not  that  bitterness  of  feeling  between  the  rival  Grand  Lodges, 
which  may  account  for  the  fact  that  the  “  Modern  ”  Grand  Lodge 
had  ceased  to  exist  before  or  about  this  time,  1778 — the  mem¬ 
bers  thereof  connecting  themselves  with  the  more  prosperous 
Lodges  of  the  “Ancients.”  The  minutes  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
Lodges  2  and  3,  bear  written  evidence  of  the  great  desire  the 
members  manifested  in  a  peaceful  and  harmonious  settlement 
of  all  differences. 

In  December,  1786,  the  Grand  Lodge  met  temporarily  in  the 
Lodge  room  rented  by  Lodges  No.  2.  and  3,  in  a  building  on  a 
small  four-feet  wide  alley,  running  west  of  Second  street, 
about  eighty  feet  south  of  Chestnut  street,  then  called  Videll’s 
alley.  This  building  had  been  used  by  the  latter  Lodge  for 
its  meetings  from  1779. 

During  1784  and  1785,  the  Grand  Lodge  had  under  consider¬ 
ation  the  purchase  of  a  building  for  Masonic  purposes.  At 
an  extra  meeting  held  October  27,  1785,  Bro.  Jos.  Dean,  after¬ 
wards  Junior  Grand  Warden,  offered  to  present  the  Grand 
Lodge  with  a  lot  on  Walnut  street,  40  feet  front  by  130  feet  in 
depth,  for  one  penny  per  annum  ground  rent  forever,  provided 
the  Freemasons  would  build  on  the  same.  This  generous  offer 
was  accepted,  and  the  Grand  officers  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  raise  money.  The  deed  in  fee  simple,  signed  by  Bro.  Dean 
and  his  wife  Hannah,  was  presented  to  the  Grand  Lodge  Decem- 
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ber  6,  1785,  when  it  was  agreed  that  the  new  building  should 
be  called  “the  Grand  Lodge  House  of  Pennsylvania,”  and  the 
title  vested  in  three  trustees.  After  many  futile  attempts  to 
raise  money  and  adopt  a  plan,  to  comply  with  the  terms  of  be¬ 
quest,  the  Grand  Lodge  in  1789  or  1790  erected  a  temporary 
building  on  Bro.  Dean's  lot.  In  1799,  Mrs.  Dean  being  in 
needy  circumstances,  the  income  from  the  rent  of  lot  and  build¬ 
ing  was  directed  to  be  paid  to  her.  She,  however,  politely  re¬ 
fused  it,  saying  that  the  Grand  Lodge  had  more  meritorious 
cases  of  charity  than  hers,  and  she  was  in  better  circumstances 
than  formerly.  In  1807  this  lot  was  sold  by  order  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  for  about  $1800. 

In  the  same  year,  1785,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  confer 
with  committees  from  the  Lodges  meeting  in  this  city,  respect¬ 
ing  the  procuring  of  a  room  in  the  Philosophical  Hall,  Fifth 
and  Chestnut  streets,  at  that  time  building.  The  committee 
never  reported. 

Animated  by  patriotic  motives,  the  Provincial  Grand  Lodge  of 
Pennsylvania  met  on  September  25,  1786,  severed  its  connection 
with  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England,  and  closed  sine  die.  A  Con¬ 
vention  was  immediately  held,  and  the  present  Grand  Lodge  of 
Pennsylvania  formed. 

On  the  23d  day  of  August,  1790,  the  second  story  of  the  Free 
Quaker  Meeting-House,  south-west  corner  of  Fifth  and  Arch 
streets,  now  occupied  by  the  Apprentices’  Library,  was  leased. 
The  lease  was  for  nine  years,  at  ^75  per  annum.  The  expira¬ 
tion  of  this  lease  was  looked  forward  to  with  anxiety,  as  the 
brethren  would  then  have  no  place  in  which  to  meet. 

The  Mason  Hall  Association  of  Pennsylvania  was  organized 
in  1796,  the  stock  being  $10  per  share;  but  it  met  with  very  poor 
success. 

On  November  13,  1799,  a  petition  was  presented  to  Thomas 
Mifflin,  Governor  of  this  Commonwealth,  asking  permission  to 
hold  the  future  meetings  in  one  of  the  rooms  of  the  State 
House  (Independence  Hall).  The  Governor  granted  the  use  of 
the  room  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Senate,  in  the  second  story  of 
the  western  part  of  the  building.  It  is  stated  that  the  room 
thus  occupied  was  that  in  which  the  committee  to  frame  the 
Constitution  of  the  United  States  held  their  meetings.  The 


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Grand  Lodge  in  1802  were  obliged  to  remove  to  give  place  for 
Peale’s  Museum. 

June  24,  1801,  the  Grand  Lodge  ordered  the  purchase  of  a 
new  and  unfinished  three-story  building  on  Arch  street  above 
Ninth,  south  side,  25  feet  front,  150  feet  deep,  for  the  sum  of 
$3250.  The  purchase  was  objected  to,  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  held  July  27,  on  account  of  the  distance  from  the 
city. 

On  June  7,  1802,  the  Grand  Lodge  purchased  of  William 
Hunter  a  plain  three-story  brick  building,  36  feet  3  inches  wide, 
77  feet  deep,  on  Filbert  street  above  Eighth,  south  side,  for  the 
sum  of  $3000.  Alterations  were  commenced  at  once.  At  the 
November  meeting,  1802,  the  Grand  Lodge  room  was  nearly 
finished.  The  balance  in  the  Grand  Treasurer’s  hands  at  this 
time  was  37  cents,  and  $3000  were  required  to  finish  the  build¬ 
ing.  A  memorial  tablet  of  brass  was  ordered  to  be  put  up  inside 
the  Hall,  commemorative  of  the  time  of  building,  etc. 

The  building  was  called  “the  Pennsylvania  Freemasons’  Hall,” 
and  cost,  including  alterations,  nearly  $9000. 

During  a  portion  of  the  time  of  the  alterations,  the  Grand  and 
Subordinate  Lodges  met  at  the  house  of  a  Bro.  William  Francis. 

The  “  Pennsylvania  Freemasons’  Hall  ”  is  still  standing  at  No. 
814  Filbert  street.  The  upper  portion  is  the  same  as  when 
built,  except  that  there  was  a  small  cupola  on  the  west  end. 
The  entrance  on  first  floor,  near  Eighth  street,  has  not  been 
changed,  the  windows  were  of  the  same  style  as  those  of  the 
second  story. 

The  Grand  Master,  Bro.  Milnor,  in  the  address  delivered  at 
the  dedication,  speaks  of  the  “inconvenience  and  inelegance  of 
this  place  of  meeting.” 

The  rent  paid  per  annum  by  Lodges  was  $40;  by  Chapters 
and  Encampments,  $20.  The  room  on  the  ground  floor  was 
rented  to  a  Mason  as  a  school  —  the  rent  to  be  paid  in  the 
education  of  the  children  of  poor  brethren. 

In  a  short  time  the  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  became 
dissatisfied  both  with  the  appearance,  “  inconvenience,  and  in¬ 
elegance  ”  of  the  Hall,  and  it  was  determined  to  sell  it,  and  pur¬ 
chase  a  lot  or  building  in  the  central  part  of  the  city. 


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On  December  7,  1807,  the  committee  appointed  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  reported  that  they  had  purchased  a  lot  of  ground  on  the 
north  side  of  Chestnut  street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth 
streets,  containing  in  front  on  Chestnut  street  101  feet  8  inches, 
and  in  depth  178  feet,  or  thereabout,  from  Mr.  William  Wain, 
for  a  ground  rent  of  $850  per  annum,  with  privilege  of  ex¬ 
tinguishing  said  ground  rent  at  16^  years’  purchase  at  any 
time. 

The  old  Hall  on  Filbert  street  was  sold  for  $4500, —  the  Grand 
Lodge  having  the  privilege  to  retain  possession  of  said  Hall  until 
they  removed  to  the  new  one. 

A  handsome  and  convenient  building,  of  the  Gothic  order 
of  architecture,  82  feet  front  and  69  feet  deep,  was  erected  at 
a  distance  of  50  feet  from  a  wall,  surmounted  by  railings  and  a 
gateway,  which  came  out  to  the  line  of  Chestnut  street. 

The  brickwork  and  pillars  were  supported  by  buttresses  of 
parti-colored  marble,  enriched  with  niches  for  statues,  capped 
by  triangular  pinnacles  connected  together  by  an  embattled 
parapet  capped  with  marble.  The  centre  doorway  and  grand 
window  between  the  buttresses  was  rough-cast,  while  the  brick¬ 
work  of  the  wings  was  plain.  A  wooden  steeple,  180  feet  high, 
rose  from  the  centre  of  the  roof. 

On  the  first  floor  there  was  a  large  hall,  78  feet  by  36  feet, 
and  several  smaller  rooms,  intended  for  public  purposes  and  the 
celebration  of  the  grand  feasts. 

The  second  floor  was  devoted  entirely  to  Masonic  purposes. 
To  reduce  the  expenses  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  it  was  proposed  at 
one  time  to  sell  two  20  feet  lots  on  the  east  and  west  sides  of 
Chestnut  street  front.  This  idea  was  soon  abandoned. 

The  cornerstone  was  laid  on  April  17,  1809,  at  8  o’clock  A. M., 
and  the  building  pushed  forward  as  fast  as  the  finances  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  would  permit.  Among  the  many  plans  proposed 
to  raise  money  was  one  by  way  of  a  lottery,  to  be  sanctioned 
by  the  Legislature.  The  plan  finally  adopted  was  to  raise 
$40,000  by  issuing  400  shares  of  stock,  at  $100  each  —  $25  of 
which  was  cash,  balance  in  three,  six,  and  nine  months.  Non¬ 
masons  were  also  asked  to  contribute  towards  the  erection  of  the 
steeple,  as  it  was  at  the  suggestion  of  the  citizens,  who  considered 


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“that  it  would  greatly  add  to  the  beauty  of  this  flourishing 
and  increasing  metropolis,”  that  the  addition  was  made. 

The  assets  of  the  Grand  Lodge  were  at  this  time  $14,702.27. 

The  Hall,  before  it  was  finished,  was  opened  to  the  brethren 
on  December  27,  1810,  for  the  celebration  of  St.  John’s  Day. 
The  price  of  tickets  of  admission  was  $5  each  —  $3  to  pay  for 
banquet,  and  $2  towards  the  completion  of  new  Hall.  The 
amount  realized  was  $463. 

The  dedication  took  place  on  June  24,  181 1,  when  the  brethren, 
to  the  number  of  750,  representing  31  Lodges,  met  at  the  old 
College  Hall,  Fourth  street  near  Arch,  at  8  o’clock  A.  M.,  and 
proceeded  in  procession  to  St.  John’s  Church,  on  Race  street, 
where  the  Grand  Master,  James  Milnor,  delivered  an  oration ; 
after  which  the  procession  was  re-formed,  and  marched  to  the 
new  Hall  where  the  final  ceremonies  of  consecration  and  dedi¬ 
cation  were  held. 

Each  brother  and  Grand  officer  (except  visiting  Grand  officers) 
who  wished  to  enter  the  Hall  and  be  present  at  the  dedication 
was  required  to  purchase  a  ticket  at  the  cost  of  $3.  After  the 
ceremonies  were  concluded,  a  grand  banquet  was  given,  under 
direction  of  the  Grand  officers,  to  partake  of  which  an  addi¬ 
tional  subscription  of  $5  was  required.  The  dedicatory  cere¬ 
monies  and  banquet  realized  a  fund  of  $2300.25. 

The  total  cost  of  building  and  lot  was  as  follows  : 


Purchase  of  Ground-Rent .  $14,166.67. 

Erection  of  Building .  67,850 .67^. 

Furniture  and  other  expenses .  4,962.78. 


$86,980. 12  y2. 

During  the  year  1816  the  first  floor  was  used  on  Sundays  as 
a  Masonic  adult  school.  The  first  Sunday-School,  as  far  as  can 
be  learned,  established  in  this  city. 

The  Grand  Lodge  at  once  took  into  consideration  the  pay¬ 
ment  of  their  large  indebtedness,  and  considerable  progress 
had  been  made  towards  this  object,  when  on  March  9,  1819, 
while  the  lower  hall  was  being  used  by  a  dancing  party,  and 
Washington  Lodge,  No.  59,  was  holding  its  stated  meeting  in 
the  Grand  Lodge  room  in  the  second  story,  a  fire  originating 


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from  a  defective  flue  in  the  ball-room  destroyed  in  a  few  short 
hours  the  beautiful  Hall,  and  almost  disheartened  the  Craft.  The 
members  of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  59,  had  barely  time  to  make 
their  escape,  so  rapid  was  the  progress  of  the  fire.  It  is  not 
known  if  the  officers  on  that  night  took  time  to  close  their 
Lodge  in  Masonic  form. 

The  loss  to  the  Fraternity  was  great.  All  the  old  books  and 
papers,  historical  data,  etc.,  of  the  Grand  and  Subordinate  Lodges, 
with  but  few  exceptions,  were  destroyed. 

Those  who  were  present,  describe  the  fire  as  awfully  majestic, 
and  that  which  had  cost  the  brethren  so  much  discussion,  money, 
time,  and  labor  was  in  a  few  short  hours  a  mass  of  ruins,  nothing 
being  left  but  the  four  walls.  The  elegant  steeple,  which  was  to 
have  been  an  ornament  to  the  city,  when  half  consumed,  broke 
in  two,  and  added  its  share  to  the  flames.  A  meeting  of  the 
brethren  residing  in  the  city  and  county  of  Philadelphia  was 
immediately  called  for  the  purpose  of  devising  means  to  increase 
the  funds,  and  rebuild  the  Hall.  They  assembled  on  March  11, 
1819,  at  the  Washington  Hall,  on  Third  street,  when,  after  a 
prayer  by  the  Grand  Chaplain,  Rev.  Dr.  Rogers,  an  address  was 
made  by  Past  Grand  Master,  Samuel  F.  Bradford.  So  great  was 
the  enthusiasm  of  the  Fraternity,  and  the  interest  manifested 
by  the  public,  that  it  was  resolved  to  rebuild  the  Hall  at  once. 
The  managers  of  the  different  theatres,  etc.,  in  this  city  and 
elsewhere,  offered  the  Grand  Lodge  the  proceeds  of  benefits  to 
be  given  at  their  several  places  of  amusement. 

The  Trustees  of  Masonic  Loan  reported  that  the  loan  amounted 
to  $ 66,000 ,  the  sinking  fund  was  $15,188,  the  insurance  on  burnt 
Hall,  $20,000,  and  that  the  lot  was  more  than  equal  to  the 
balance  of  loan. 

During  the  time  required  in  rebuilding,  the  old  “  Pennsylvania 
Freemasons’  Hall,”  on  Filbert  and  Eighth  streets,  was  again  occu¬ 
pied  for  Masonic  purposes. 

It  was  resolved  to  finish  the  interior  of  the  new  Hall  in  a  neat 
and  plain  manner,  but  the  steeple  was  not  to  be  rebuilt.  An 
additional  building  was  erected  in  the  rear  for  a  Refreshment 
room.  An  apparatus  was  also  erected  to  supply  the  new  Hall 
with  carburetted  hydrogen  gas,  made  of  tar.  This,  we  believe, 
was  the  first  gas  used  for  illuminating  purposes  in  the  city. 


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The  Legislature  by  act  released  the  property  from  taxation 
for  twenty  years. 

On  March  I,  1820,  eighteen  months  after  the  fire,  the  new 
Hall  was  dedicated  with  all  the  customary  ceremonies  of  the 
Craft,  over  one  thousand  Masons  being  in  the  line  of  the  pro¬ 
cession.  The  cost  of  rebuilding  the  Hall,  the  additional  house 
in  rear,  and  the  Gas  House,  was  $55,33305. 

The  Gas  House  was  destroyed  by  fire  on  December  20,  1820, 
from  “  causes  inexplicable,”  but  was  afterwards  rebuilt,  and  it 
is  said  supplied  the  Chestnut  street  theatre  with  gas. 


The  rents  charged  were  as  follows  : 

Grand  Lodge  Room,  per  annum .  $70. 

Arch  Room,  “  $70. 

North-west  Room,  “  $50. 

Dome  Room,  “  $40. 

Grand  Chapter,  “  $60. 

Grand  Encampment,  “  $25. 

Subordinate  Encampments”  .  $40. 

The  lights  were  charged  extra  —  no  charge  for  Banqueting- 


Room.  The  Knights  Templar  were  required  to  meet  in  the 
Royal  Arch  Room.  The  debt  of  Grand  Lodge  on  March  1, 
1824,  was  $100,000. 

About  1827  the  Antimasonic  excitement  began  at  first  in  a 
very  small  way,  but  later  it  swept  like  a  tempest  from  one  part 
of  the  country  to  the  other,  winnowing  the  chaff  from  the  wheat. 

In  Pennsylvania  the  storm  was  exceedingly  severe,  but,  thanks 
to  such  brethren  as  Samuel  H.  Perkins,  George  M.  Dallas,  James 
Page,  Samuel  Badger,  Joseph  R.  Chandler,  and  others,  who,  in 
spite  of  the  threats  of  an  Antimasonic  Legislature,  refused  to 
be  sworn,  the  opponents  of  Masonry  accomplished  nothing. 

In  1835  the  Committee  on  Finance  recommended  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  to  sell  their  real  estate,  pay  the  debts,  and  from  the 
balance  purchase  a  Hall  amply  large  for  all  the  purposes  of 
Masonry,  the  remainder  to  be  applied  to  found  a  fund  for 


charity. 

The  assets  then  were .  $131,362.50. 

The  debts .  66,258.83. 


In  accordance  with  their  suggestion,  the  Hall  was  sold  to  the 


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Franklin  Institute  for  $110,550,  and  the  Washington  Hall  was 
purchased  in  June,  1835,  for  $25,000. 

Washington  Hall,  to  which  the  Grand  Lodge  were  about  to 
remove,  was  situated  on  the  west  side  of  Third  street,  above 
Spruce,  and  was  the  property  of  the  Washington  Benevolent 
Association.  From  this  Association  the  Grand  Lodge  after¬ 
wards  received  the  celebrated  George  Washington  Masonic 
apron,  which  they  (the  Association)  had  received  from  the  lega¬ 
tees  of  Washington,  and  which  is  still  in  the  possession  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  in  a  perfect  state  of  preservation. 

The  first  floor  was  divided  in  the  centre  by  an  entry,  or  passage¬ 
way,  with  a  staircase  in  the  rear ;  on  the  north  side  was  the 
banqueting-room,  and  two  rooms  eight  by  twelve  feet  each, 
for  the  use  of  the  Grand  Treasurer  and  Grand  Secretary.  These 
were  the  first  offices  furnished  to  any  Grand  officer.  The  south 
side  of  the  Hall  was  rented  for  religious  purposes.  The  second 
story  was  one  large  room,  which  was  divided,  thus  making  rooms 
for  the  purposes  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  Grand  Chapter,  and  a 
Tyler’s  or  waiting  room.  The  Tyler  occupied  a  separate  building 
in  the  rear  as  a  residence. 

The  rents  charged  were,  for  the  Grand  Lodge  room,  $30  per 
annum,  for  the  Grand  Chapter  room,  $20  per  annum. 

The  building,  as  altered,  was  dedicated  December  28,  1835, 
at  which  time  twenty-eight  Lodges  were  represented.  Here  the 
Grand  Lodge  remained  for  a  number  of  years,  increasing  annu¬ 
ally  in  membership  and  finances.  The  Franklin  Institute,  the 
purchasers  of  the  Chestnut  street  Hall,  not  being  able  to  make 
their  payments  as  agreed  upon,  in  September,  1841,  transferred 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  all  their  right,  title,  and  interest  in  the 
same.  In  1846,  Bro.  Wm.  S.  Schultz,  of  Lodge  No.  130,  at 
his  own  expense,  erected  four  stores  on  the  Chestnut  street 
front,  for  which  he  was  to  receive  the  rents  for  three  years,  at 
the  expiration  of  which  time  they  were  to  be  transferred  to  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

The  great  increase  in  membership  for  a  number  of  years  past, 
induced  the  Finance  Committee,  in  1852,  to  report  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  that  the  present  Hall  was  totally  inadequate  for  the 
purposes  intended.  The  old  Hall  on  Chestnut  street  for  many 


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years  had  been  used  as  a  place  of  amusement ;  but  the  char¬ 
acter  of  the  entertainments  offered  was  not  satisfactory  to  the 
Grand  Lodge.  In  a  report  submitted  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  June 
2,  1851,  by  a  committee  of  thirteen,  the  following  words  were 
used : 

“A  careful  examination  of  the  condition  of  the  old  Chestnut  street 
Hall,  its  capacities,  its  conveniences,  and  its  adaptation  to  the  present 
wants  of  the  Order,  has  convinced  us  that,  except  as  to  position,  it  would 
not  fulfil  the  purpose  upon  which  a  removal  is  deemed  expedient.  Its 
largest  Lodge  room  is  only,  upon  its  floor,  174  square  feet  larger  than 
the  Hall  in  Third  street,  or  about  one-twelfth.  Therefore,  if  two  hun¬ 
dred  Masons  crowd  inconveniently  the  present  Grand  Lodge  room,  as 
has  been  recently  manifested,  the  Hall  in  Chestnut  street  would  be  made 
equally  uncomfortable  by  the  addition  of  seventeen  persons ;  whilst  the 
square  feet  upon  the  floor  vary  so  little,  the  cubic  dimensions  of  the  two 
Halls  differ  still  less,  because  the  ceiling  of  the  old  Hall  is  at  least  three 
feet  lower  than  that  in  Third  street.” 

“The  proposed  plan  has  the  inviting  feature  of  freeing  the  Grand 
Lodge  from  the  odium  which  it  endures  by  the  many  doubtful  uses  to 
which  the  old  Hall  is  now  put.  The  sub-Committee  do  not  contemplate 
any  use  of  the  new  Hall  save  for  pure  Masonic  purposes,  making  a  temple 
not  of  vice,  dissipation,  and  immorality,  but  of  order,  charity,  and 
love ;  of  traditions  that  Ascend  from  the  grandest  temple  of  God ; 
of  thoughts  and  acts  that  ascend  to  the  throne  of  the  Most  High,  in  a 
temple  not  made  by  hands.  We  hope  that  the  Grand  Lodge,  no  longer 
pressed  by  stern  necessity,  will  refuse  to  suffer  the  wages  of  iniquity  to 
darken  and  poison  the  holy  stream  of  charity  that  flows  from  the  pure 
well-springs  of  Masonic  faith  and  love.  It  is  time  that  the  desecration 
of  a  Masonic  Hall  should  cease ;  and  we  the  more  earnestly  press  upon 
the  Grand  Lodge  the  proposed  scheme,  because  it  must  necessarily 
restore  the  property  of  the  Order  to  high  and  holy  uses.” 

It  was  accordingly  resolved  to  erect  a  new  Hall  on  the  Chest¬ 
nut  street  lot.  The  building  to  be  of  the  Gothic  order  of  archi¬ 
tecture,  and  of  brown  stone. 

The  corner-stone  was  laid  by  the  Grand  officers,  Past  Grand 
officers,  and  Building  Committee,  on  November  21,  1853,  in  the 
presence  of  a  large  number  of  the  brethren. 

On  March  6,  1854,  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund  of 
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the  Grand  Lodge  reported  that  all  the  debts  against  the  Grand 
Lodge  were  paid ;  “  that  during  thirty  years  the  Grand  Lodge 
never  in  a  single  instance  failed  to  meet  the  interest  on  her  loans ; 
and  so  highly  were  her  certificates  appreciated,  that  in  many 
instances  the  holders  were  unwilling  to  surrender  them  for 
payment,  alleging  they  were  the  only  securities  that  had  never 
disappointed  them.” 

The  erection  of  the  new  Hall  progressed  rapidly  under  the 
two  committees  of  Building  and  Furnishing,  and  was  dedicated, 
on  September  26,  1855,  with  the  full  Masonic  ceremonies,  on 
which  occasion  over  four  thousand  brethren  marched  in  the 
procession. 

The  public  ceremonies  were  held  in  Independence  Square, 
Bro.  James  King,  of  Pittsburg,  being  the  Orator,  after  which 
the  Grand  Lodge  marched  to  the  new  Hall,  when  it  was  dedi¬ 
cated  to  the  glory  of  God  and  for  Masonic  purposes. 

When  finished,  it  was  one  of  the  most  magnificent  buildings 
of  the  kind  in  this  country.  It  was  one  of  the  wonders  of  the 
city.  The  Grand  Lodge  room,  Blue  Lodge  room,  Grand  Chap¬ 
ter  room,  Encampment  room,  each  was  complete  in  decora¬ 
tions  and  furniture.  The  visitor  passed  from  one  to  the  other 
wondering  which  to  admire  the  most. 

The  cost  of  the  Hall  was,  for  building,  $131,514.13  ;  for  fur¬ 
nishing,  $39,294.10;  incidentals,  dedication,  etc.,  $12,519.80; 
making  a  total  of  $183,328.03.  The  fondest  memories  cling 
to  this  old  Hall. 

Thus  we  have  traced  the  early  history  of  Freemasonry  in 
Pennsylvania,  and  of  the  several  places  of  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  shall  now  proceed  to  the  history  of  the  wonder  of 
the  Masonic  world — The  New  Masonic  Temple. 


LIBRARY, 

NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 


PHILADELPHIA. 


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Selection  and  Purchase  of  the  Site  of  the  New  Masonic 
Temple. 

HE  Masonic  Hall  on  Chestnut  street,  though 
no  mean  building,  had  become  too  small  to 
afford  accommodations  for  the  meetings  of 
the  Lodges,  Chapters,  and  Commanderies  that 
had  been  constituted  in  this  “  Mother  City  of 
Freemasonry  in  America.”  Improvements 
were  made  from  year  to  year  by  the  Grand 
Lodge,  yet  the  building  failed  to  meet  the 
wants  of  the  Fraternity. 

The  Hall  Committee,  in  a  report  made  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
after  giving  the  estimate  for  some  needed  improvements  in  the 
Hall,  inquires,  “Now  that  we  have  expended  so  large  a  sum  in 
altering  and  adorning  the  Hall  —  to  say  nothing  of  other  and 
perhaps  equally  gigantic  improvements  which  are  now  or  may 
become  hereafter  imperative  —  does  it  come  up  to  the  require¬ 
ments  of  each  or  any  member  of  the  Order  ?  Does  it  minister 
to  the  legitimate  wants  and  comfort  of  an  Institution  such  as 
ours  is,  or  ought  to  be?”  These  questions  doubtless  assisted 
the  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  to  the  conclusion,  that  a 
building  ought  to  be  erected  and  consecrated  exclusively  to  the 
wants  of  the  Fraternity. 

“A  building  worthy  of  our  noble  Order  should  not  only  have 
its  Lodge  rooms  properly  constructed,  ornamented,  and  venti- 

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lated,  with  all  the  necessary  anterooms  for  its  various  com¬ 
mittees  and  officers,  but  it  should  also  have  conversation,  library, 
and  lecture  rooms;  asocial  and  conversation  room,  where  all 
the  brethren  of  our  own  or  any  foreign  jurisdiction,  temporarily 
sojourning  among  us,  could  meet  and  exchange  the  common 
sympathies  of  the  Fraternity;  a  library  well  selected  and  filled 
with  the  best  literature,  and  especially  with  every  book  apper¬ 
taining  to,  or  which  sheds  any  light  upon,  the  history  of  Ma¬ 
sonry  ;  a  lecture-room,  where  the  true  science  of  Masonry  could 
be  taught  the  Craft  by  those  who  have  grown  old  in  learning 
and  wisdom,  and  who  have  studied  the  art  in  all  its  wide-spread 
and  be  utiful  forms.” 

As  the  result  of  a  growing  conviction  among  the  members 
of  the  Fraternity,  at  the  Quarterly  Communication  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  September  4,  1865,  Bro.  James  C.  Adams  offered  the 
following  resolution,  which  was  adopted,  viz. : 

“ Resolved ,  That  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  taking  into  consideration  the  propriety  of  purchasing  a 
lot  suitable  for  the  erection  of  a  Hall  commensurate  with  the 
wants  of  the  Fraternity.” 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Master,  Bro.  Lucius  H.  Scott,  appointed  as 
the  committee  called  for  in  the  above  resolution :  W.  Bro. 
James  C.  Adams,  R.  W.  Bro.  Richard  Vaux,  W.  Bro.  Charles 
H.  Kingston,  R.  W.  Bro.  John  Thomson,  and  R.  W.  Bro.  Henry 
M.  Phillips. 

This  committee,  at  the  extra  Communication  held  December 
18,  1865,  made  their  report;  but  it  was  not  acted  upon  until  the 
Quarterly  Communication  of  June  5,  1866,  when  it  was  adopted, 
with  the  following  resolution,  viz.: 

“  Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  seven  shall  be  appointed  to 
select  a  site,  adopt  a  plan,  and  prepare  an  estimate  of  the  prob¬ 
able  cost  of  erecting  a  Masonic  Hall,  and  report  to  this  Grand 
Lodge  at  the  earliest  possible  moment  consistent  with  a  careful 
consideration  of  the  subject.” 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Master  appointed  as  the  committee  :  R.  W. 
Bro.  Henry  M.  Phillips,  W.  Bro.  Charles  H.  Kingston,  W.  Bro. 
John  U.  Giller,  W.  Bro.  Henry  J.  White,  W.  Bro.  James  C. 
Adams,  W.  Bro.  Daniel  Brittain,  and  W.  Bro.  Jacob  Loudenslager. 


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At  the  extra  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  held  Decem¬ 
ber  17,  1866,  Bro.  P.  G.  M.  Henry  M.  Phillips  reported,  in  behalf 
of  the  special  committee  to  purchase  a  lot,  etc.: 

“  That  after  examining  several  properties  which  could  be  ob¬ 
tained,  and  after  the  most  industrious  search,  as  well  by  them¬ 
selves  as  by  agents  contracted  for  the  duty,  they  have  found  a 
lot  which  they  think,  both  in  price  and  location,  will  be  suitable 
for  the  site  of  a  new  Masonic  Hall.  The  lot  is  situated  at  the 
north-east  corner  of  Broad  and  Filbert  streets,  containing  on 
Broad  street  northward  to  Cuthbert  street  about  150  feet,  and 
extending  in  depth  on  Cuthbert  and  Filbert  streets  to  Juniper 
street  about  245  feet,  having  fronts  on  four  streets,  and  occupy¬ 
ing  exclusively  the  whole  block.  The  properties  comprising 
this  lot  belong  to  several  owners,  between  whom  and  this  com¬ 
mittee  there  have  been  negotiations  as  to  price,  etc. ;  and  though 
a  much  higher  sum  was  demanded,  it  is  now  believed  that  the 
whole  can  be  bought  at  a  price  not  exceeding  altogether  $150,000. 
That  the  full  possession  cannot  be  obtained  before  the  first  day 
of  July  next  —  a  circumstance  which  your  committee  thinks 
forms  no  obstacle,  as  the  adoption  of  plans  and  preparations  for 
buildings  will  probably  consume  the  interval  of  time.  They 
accordingly  recommend  the  adoption  of  a  resolution  author¬ 
izing  the  purchase,  and  asking  to  be  continued  for  the  further 
discharge  of  their  duties,  which  cannot  be  properly  completed 
till  after  the  site  has  been  selected  and  secured.” 

The  committee  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
adopted,  viz. : 

“ Resolved ,  That  the  committee  appointed  to  select  a  site, 
adopt  a  plan,  and  prepare  an  estimate  of  the  probable  cost  of 
erecting  a  Masonic  Hall,  be  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to 
contract  for  the  purchase,  and  to  purchase  the  various  lots  of 
ground  described  in  their  report,  being  the  block  bounded  on 
the  north  by  Cuthbert  street,  on  the  south  by  Filbert  street,  on 
the  east  by  Juniper  street,  and  on  the  west  by  Broad  street,  at  a 
price  or  sum  not  exceeding  $155,000,  and  as  of  the  first  day  of 
July  next,  at  which  time  possession  is  to  be  given.” 

The  committee,  having  received  authority  from  the  Grand 
Lodge,  consummated  arrangements  for  the  purchase  of  the  solid 


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lot  of  ground  bounded  by  Broad,  Juniper,  Filbert,  and  Cuthbert 
streets,  for  the  use  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  at  a  price  $ 2000  below 
the  limit  fixed  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  Full  possession  of  the 
entire  lot  was  secured  July  1,  1867. 

This  lot,  for  beauty  of  location  and  for  the  facility  of  approach 
from  every  direction,  is  not  surpassed  by  any  other  in  this  great 
city. 

The  Grand  Lodge  having  secured  a  most  eligible  site  on 
which  to  erect  a  new  Masonic  Temple,  proposed,  through  its 
committee,  to  some  of  our  most  skilful  architects  to  furnish 
plans,  specifications,  and  estimates  for  a  new  Temple. 

The  committee  obtained,  in  accordance  with  their  proposal, 
plans  and  estimates  from  several  architects,  and  after  a  full  and 
thorough  examination,  they  with  very  great  unanimity  deter¬ 
mined  that  the  plan  offered  by  Bro.  James  H.  Windrim,  of  Phila¬ 
delphia  Lodge,  No.  72,  was  the  one  best  adapted  to  the  needs  of 
the  Fraternity. 

The  plan  adopted  by  the  committee,  which  was  afterwards 
approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  was  for  a  building  of  Norman 
architecture. 

It  was  also  agreed  that  the  Grand  Lodge  should  lay  the 
corner-stone  on  St.  John  the  Baptist’s  Day,  June  24,  1868,  with 
appropriate  Masonic  honors. 


Laying  of  the  Corner-Stone. 

N  the  24th  of  June,  1868,  the  corner-stone  of 
the  New  Masonic  Temple  was  laid  by  the 
Grand  officers  in  the  presence  of  a  large  num¬ 
ber  of  the  brethren.  The  ceremony  was  solemn 
and  imposing.  There  were  present  about  ten 
thousand  Freemasons.  The  citizens  of  Phila¬ 
delphia  gave  unmistaken  evidence  of  their  re¬ 
spect  for  the  Order.  Distinguished  brethren 
were  present  from  the  Grand  Lodges  of  New  York,  Delaware, 
Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  Indiana,  Maryland,  and  New 
Jersey. 

Bro.  A.  B.  Shekell,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  was  present,  and 
brought  with  him  the  gavel  Bro.  George  Washington  used  at 
the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the  Federal  Capitol,  at  Wash¬ 
ington,  which  was  used  on  this  occasion. 

The  corner-stone,  of  granite,  was  five  feet  six  and  one-half  inches 
long,  two  feet  four  and  one-half  inches  deep,  four  feet  nine  and 
one-half  inches  wide ;  and  weighed  between  nine  and  ten  tons, 
and  was  laid  in  the  north-east  corner  of  the  foundation  wall. 

The  Craft  gave  evidence  that  they  were  impressed  with  the  fact 
that  they  were  entering  upon  an  undertaking  of  vast  importance 
to  the  Fraternity. 


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Under  the  orders  of  the  Grand  Marshal,  W.  Bro.  George  W. 
Wood,  the  brethren  met  at  their  different  head-quarters,  and  pro¬ 
ceeded  to  Broad  street,  where  the  procession  was  formed  south 
of  Chestnut  street,  and  moved  over  the  following  route  :  Broad 
to  Chestnut,  to  Seventh  to  Arch,  to  Broad  to  Columbia  avenue, 
countermarching  to  Arch  street. 

The  following  Grand  officers  took  the  stations  assigned  them  : 


R.  W.  GRAND  MASTER. 

R.  W.  Bro.  Richard  Vaux. 

R.  W.  DEPUTY  GRAND  MASTER. 

R.  W.  Bro.  Robert  A.  Lamberton. 

R.  W.  SENIOR  G.  WARDEN.  R.  W.  JUNIOR  G.  WARDEN. 

R.  W.  Bro.  Samuel  C.  Perkins.  R.  W.  Bro.  Alfred  R.  Potter. 

R.  W.  GRAND  TREASURER.  R.  W.  GRAND  SECRETARY. 

R.  W.  Bro.  Peter  Williamson.  R.  W.  Bro.  John  Thomson. 

GRAND  CHAPLAINS. 

SENIOR  GRAND  DEACON.  JUNIOR  GRAND  DEACON. 

W.  Bro.  Harmanus  Neff.  W.  Bro.  Joseph  N.  Piersol. 

GRAND  STEWARDS. 

W.  Bro.  William  Noble.  W.  Bro.  Charles  L.  Cornman. 

GRAND  MARSHAL. 

W.  Bro.  George  W.  Wood. 

GRAND  SWORD-BEARER. 

W.  Bro.  Frederick  S.  Boas. 


GRAND  PURSUIVANT. 

W.  Bro.  Joseph  H.  Boswell. 


GRAND  TYLER. 

W.  Bro.  Charles  Schnider. 


* 

■ 

. 


Gutekunst. 


Grand  Officers  at  Laying  of  the  Cornerstone. 
NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 
PHILADELPHIA. 


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After  order  was  obtained,  Bro.  Rev.  John  Chambers,  Grand 
Chaplain,  offered  the  following 


PRAYER. 


We  come  before  Thee,  Thou  Great  and  Eternal  God  and 
Father,  maker  of  worlds  and  ruler  of  men,  to  offer  to  Thee  our 
adoration  and  praise,  our  prayers  and  thanksgiving.  We  pray 
Thee  to  bless  the  work  now  begun,  with  the  corn  of  strength, 
the  wine  of  refreshment,  and  the  oil  of  joy.  We  implore  Thee  to 
bless  the  great  brotherhood  of  Freemasonry  here,  and  every¬ 
where,  and  give  to  it  unity,  harmony,  and  prosperity.  We  ask 
Thee  of  Thy  great  mercy  to  preserve  and  protect  us,  and  have 
compassion  for  those  who  suffer,  and  be  the  God  of  the  widow 
and  the  fatherless  of  our  brethren.  Be  pleased  to  teach  us  our 
work,  that  we  may  ever  revere  Thy  holy  name,  and  obey  Thy 
divine  laws,  so  that  in  all  our  labors  we  may  have  respect  to 
those  in  authority  over  us,  as  they  and  we  are  accountable  to 
Thee,  the  only-wise  God,  blessed  forever.  Look  down  from 
heaven,  Thy  dwelling-place,  O  Thou  who  created  the  earth  and 
the  sea,  the  sun,  moon,  and  stars,  and  pour  out  upon  this  fra¬ 
ternity  of  men  like  blessings  which  aforetime  Thou  didst  upon 
our  fathers.  O  Thou  omniscient,  omnipotent,  and  omnipresent 
God,  hear  us,  be  with  us,  and  grant  us  Thy  salvation.  And 
when  we  shall  have  ended  our  labors  on  earth,  may  Thou,  O 
Father  of  light  and  love,  who  art  plenteous  in  mercy,  guide  us 
up  to  Thy  throne,  that  we  may,  with  those  who  in  white  raiment 
and  crowns  of  glory,  with  harps  in  their  hands,  sing  the  songs 
of  joy  and  deliverance  and  redemption,  throughout  the  endless 
ages  of  eternity.  Amen. 


In  every  clime,  from  age  to  age, 
Masons  performed  their  mystic  rite, 


Craftsmen,  scholar,  poet,  sage, 
Met,  and  beheld  Masonic  light. 


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In  every  clime,  in  every  nation, 

Masons  their  Temple  built  in  peace, 

From  corner-stone  to  dedication, 

No  discord  caused  their  work  to  cease. 

Apprentice,  Craft,  and  Master  Mason, 

Each  his  allotted  task  performed, 

And  in  whatever  place  or  station, 

Devoted  faith  his  work  adorned. 

Strong  in  this  faith,  in  bonds  united, 

Which  hostile  men  essay  to  sever, 

Our  solemn  vows  to  each  are  plighted, 

To  be  a  Brotherhood  forever. 

Masons  here  lay  a  sure  foundation, 

Amid  their  prayers  and  joyous  lays, 

On  which  to  build  a  habitation, 

Now,  as  it  was  in  ancient  days. 

Then  ask  of  God  his  choicest  blessing. 

That  Mason’s  work  may  perfect  be, 

And  Masonry,  each  heart  possessing, 

The  Craft  may  dwell  in  unity. 

The  Grand  Marshal  then  proclaimed  — 

Silence  —  Silence  —  Silence  ! 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  addressed  the  Grand  Master: 

Right  Worshipful  Sir  :  —  “  The  Grand  Lodge  of  the  most 
ancient  and  honorable  fraternity  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  Masonic  Jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging,” 
having  unanimously  resolved,  at  Grand  Quarterly  Communica¬ 
tions  held  December  18,  A.  L.  5865,  December  17,  A.  L.  5866, 
and  June  5,  A.  L.  5867,  to  build  on  this  site  a  new  Masonic 
Temple,  the  members  and  brethren  are  now  here  assem¬ 
bled  for  the  purpose  of  witnessing  the  impressive  ceremony  of 
laying  the  corner-stone  of  the  edifice.  The  Grand  Lodge,  at  a 
Grand  Quarterly  Communication  held  December  27,  A.  L.  5867, 
requested  you,  Worshipful  Sir,  to  perform  this  work.  The  neces¬ 
sary  arrangements  have  been  made  by  the  Committee  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  intrusted  with  their  preparation,  and  I  have  now 
the  pleasure  to  present  to  you  the  Chairman  of  that  Committee. 


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The  Chairman  of  the  Building  Committee  then  addressed  the 
Grand  Master : 

Right  Worshipful  Sir  :  —  The  Committee  charged  with  the 
duty  of  preparing  the  corner-stone,  and  making  the  arrange¬ 
ments  for  its  being  laid,  have  completed  their  labors.  It  is  now 
ready,  Right  Worshipful  Sir,  to  be  made  the  foundation  stone 
of  this  new  Temple. 

The  Grand  Chaplain  then  made  the  following 


Supreme  Architect  of  heaven  and  earth,  we  render  Thee  our 
thanksgiving  and  praise  for  the  Masonic  Order,  its  establish¬ 
ment  and  its  prosperity,  and  as  members  of  which  we  are  now 
assembled  to  praise  Thee  and  magnify  Thy  holy  name.  Teach 
us,  we  pray  Thee,  to  feel  and  know  our  dependence  on  Thee 
always,  that  by  all  our  works,  begun,  continued,  and  ended  in 
Thee,  we  may  give  Thee  glory,  for  Thou  art  Jehovah,  our  Father 
and  our  God.  And  O,  as  Thou  didst  aforetime  appear  unto  Thy 
servant  Moses  in  a  flame  of  fire,  out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush, 
enkindle,  we  beseech  Thee,  in  our  hearts  a  flame  of  true  devo¬ 
tion  and  reverence  for  Thee,  brotherly  kindness  to  each  other, 
and  of  charity  to  all  mankind.  And  now  to  Thee,  King  Eter¬ 
nal,  the  only-wise  God,  be  both  honor  and  glory  from  everlast¬ 
ing  to  everlasting.  Amen. 

To  which  the  brethren  responded  Amen,  so  mote  it  be,  Amen. 

The  Grand  Master  directed  the  Grand  Treasurer  to  place  the  arti¬ 
cles,  coins,  and  other  valuable  gifts  in  the  corner-stone,  and  directed 
the  Grand  Secretary  to  read  a  list  of  the  articles  so  deposited,  viz. : 

Copy  of  the  Holy  Bible. 

Copy  of  the  Ahiman  Rezon  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania. 

List  of  Lodges  in  this  jurisdiction. 

Copy  of  the  last  Annual  Publication. 

Copy  of  the  Resolutions  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  reference  to  the 
building  of  the  Temple. 

Copy  of  the  Masonic  Register  for  1868. 

Coins  of  the  United  States. 

“Washington”  Penny,  1791. 

“Franklin”  Penny,  1787. 

A  piece  of  wood  cut  from  one  of  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 


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A  piece  of  marble,  part  of  the  Golden  Gate  of  the  Temple  of  King 
Solomon. 

A  piece  of  stone  from  the  foundation  of  the  Temple  at  Jerusalem. 

A  gold  Masonic  Medal,  (keystone.) 

A  silver  Medal  of  Past  Grand  Master  Bro.  Peter  Williamson. 

Copper  Medal  struck  in  commemoration  of  the  election  of  the  Prince 
of  Wales  as  Grand  Master,  November  24,  1790. 

Fragment  of  a  foundation  stone  of  Solomon’s  Temple,  found  forty 
feet  below  the  Mosque  of  “  Omar.” 

Gold  Masonic  Medal,  (circle.) 

A  silver  set  of  Lodge  Jewels  and  the  Working  Tools  of  a  Master 
Mason’s  Lodge. 

Biography  of  Bro.  Stephen  Girard. 

Newspapers  of  the  day. 

Various  articles,  gifts  from  individual  brethren. 

The  Resolutions  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  relation  to  the  New  Temple,  the 
list  of  the  Building  Committee,  and  the  list  of  Lodges  and  Grand  officers. 

After  which  the  articles  were  deposited  in  the  case,  and  the 
case  closed. 


Sons  of  the  Mystic  tie, 

Brothers  in  Freemasonry, 

Your  voices  raise 

In  joyous  anthem  of  triumphant  praise 
To  the  Great  Architect  of  all, 

On  Him  we  call, 

For  He,  ’tis  He  alone, 

Who  in  our  hearts  is  the  foundation  stone. 
While  here  to-day 
A  corner-stone  we  lay, 

Our  Temple’s  symbolry 

Of  God  and  Virtue,  Science,  Masonry, 

Faith,  Hope,  and  Charity, 

Lights  in  our  Fraternity 

Beam  as  the  light  above. 

Then  may  Jehovah,  Father,  God,  His  love, 
Send  to  us  as  a  dove, 

To  bless  us  all, 

To  bless  us  all. 

Great  Architect !  on  Thee,  on  Thee  we  call, 
Sons  of  the  Mystic  tie : 

Brothers  in  Freemasonry, 

Your  voices  raise 

In  this  your  anthem  of  triumphant  praise. 


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The  Grand  Master  then  addressed  the  Deputy  Grand  Master: 

R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master :  It  is  my  will  and  pleasure,  that 
the  corner-stone  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  be  now  laid.  You 
will  announce  the  same  to  the  R.  W.  Senior  Grand  Warden,  that 
he  may  announce  it  to  the  R.  W.  Junior  Grand  Warden,  with 
directions  then  to  proclaim  the  same  to  the  brethren,  that  all 
present  may  govern  themselves  accordingly. 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  then  said : 

R.  W.  Senior  Grand  Warden :  It  is  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master’s 
will  and  pleasure,  that  the  corner-stone  of  the  New  Masonic 
Temple  be  now  laid.  You  will  announce  the  same  to  the  R.  W. 
J unior  Grand  Warden,  with  directions  then  to  proclaim  the  same  to 
the  brethren,  that  all  present  may  govern  themselves  accordingly. 

The  Senior  Grand  Warden  then  said  : 

R.  W.  Junior  Grand  Warden  :  It  is  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master’s 
will  and  pleasure,  that  the  corner-stone  of  the  New  Masonic 
Temple  be  now  laid.  You  will  proclaim  the  same  to  the  breth¬ 
ren,  that  all  present  may  govern  themselves  accordingly. 

Junior  Grand  Warden  : 

Brethren,  take  notice,  it  is  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master’s  will  and 
pleasure,  that  the  corner-stone  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  be 
now  laid  on  this  site.  Brethren,  you  will  therefore  govern  your¬ 
selves  accordingly. 

The  Grand  Master  then  addressed  the  Deputy  Grand  Master : 

Right  Worshipful  Sir  and  Brother :  You  will  see  that  the 
Craftsmen  have  well  and  truly  prepared  the  corner-stone  to  be 
laid  by  me. 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  then  addressed  the  Junior  Grand 
Warden  : 

Brother R.  W.  Junior  Grand  Warden:  You  will  now  see  that 
the  Craftsmen  have  prepared  the  stone,  and  that  it  is  true  and 
trusty.  Test  it  with  the  plumb,  and  report  to  me  if  you  are 
satisfied  with  the  work  of  the  Craftsmen. 

The  Junior  Grand  Warden  then  left  his  station  with  the 
plumb,  and  proceeded  to  the  stone,  tested  it,  and  said : 

R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master:  I  find  the  stone  plumb,  and  the 
Craftsmen  have  prepared  the  corner-stone,  true  and  trusty. 


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The  Deputy  Grand  Master  then  addressed  the  Senior  Grand 
Warden : 

Brother  R.  W.  Senior  Grand  Warden:  You  will  now  examine 
and  satisfy  yourself  if  the  Craftsmen  have  worked  well.  Try 
the  stone  with  the  level,  and  report  to  me  the  result  of  your 
examination. 

The  Senior  Grand  Warden  then  left  his  station  with  the  level, 
and  proceeded  to  the  stone,  tried  it,  and  said : 

R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master :  I  find  this  corner-stone  level,  and 
that  the  Craftsmen  have  worked  well. 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  then  proceeded  to  the  stone  with  the 
square,  tested  and  tried  it,  then  returned  to  his  station,  and  said : 

R.  W.  Grand  Master :  I  find  the  corner-stone  of  this  Masonic 
Temple  tried,  true,  trusty,  plumb,  level,  and  square,  and  that  the 
Grand  officers  have  approved  the  work,  and  have  found  it  well 
and  duly  prepared,  and  that  the  Craftsmen  have  worked  well. 

The  Grand  Master  then  addressed  the  Deputy  Grand  Master, 
Senior  Grand  Warden,  and  Junior  Grand  Warden  : 

Right  Worshipfid  Brothers:  You  will  proceed  to  the  stone, 
while  the  laborers  and  bearers  are  laying  it  in  its  proper  posi¬ 
tion,  at  the  north-east  angle  of  the  foundation  ;  you  will  try  it 
with  the  plumb,  level,  and  square,  and  report  to  us  if  it  is  well 
and  duly  prepared. 

The  stone  was  then  lowered  to  its  bed,  tried  by  the  Grand 
officers,  who  returned  to  their  stations,  and  the  Deputy  Grand 
Master  said : 

R.  W.  Grand  Master :  The  corner-stone  is  placed  due  east  and 
west,  and  is  now  ready  to  be  laid. 


Hallelujah!  Hallelujah! 

For  the  Lord  God  omnipotent  reigneth. 
The  kingdom  of  this  world  is  become 
The  kingdom  of  our  Lord, 

And  he  shall  reign  forever  and  ever, 
King  of  Kings,  and  Lord  of  Lords. 

H  alleluj  ah !  H  alleluj  ah  ! 


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The  Senior  and  Junior  Grand  Deacons  then  went  to  the  stone 
with  the  trowel  and  the  gavel. 

The  Grand  Master,  preceded  by  the  Grand  Marshal  and 
Grand  Sword-Bearer,  then  proceeded  to  the  stone,  took  the 
trowel  from  the  Junior  Grand  Deacon,  put  cement;  then  took 
the  gavel  from  the  Senior  Grand  Deacon,  struck  the  corner¬ 
stone  three  times  with  the  gavel,  returned  to  his  station,  and 
said: 

We,  Richard  Vaux,  Grand  Master  of  Masons  in  Pennsylvania, 
and  Masonic  Jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging,  declare  this  corner¬ 
stone  to  be  plumb,  level,  and  square,  and  so  duly  laid  according 
to  the  ancient  usages,  customs,  and  landmarks  of  Freemasonry, 
and  may  the  great  Architect  of  heaven  and  earth  bless  the  work 
here  begun,  and  make  it  memorable  to  the  latest  generations. 

Now  the  corner-stone  is  firmly  laid, 

Here  shall  the  Temple  stand : 

The  glory  of  our  noble  Craft, 

Let  God  be  praised ; 

He  is  always  gracious 

To  his  servants. 

Exalt  and  glorify  him  evermore; 

The  corner-stone  now  firmly  laid. 

Let  God  be  praised. 

Amen,  “so  mote  it  be.” 

The  Grand  Stewards  then  proceeded  to  the  stone  with  corn , 
wine,  oil. 

The  Grand  officers  then  proceeded  to  the  stone,  and  the 
Steward,  presenting  to  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  the  cornucopia, 
he  dropped  the  corn  on  the  stone,  and  said : 

May  plenty  be  showered  down  on  the  people  of  this  ancient 
Commonwealth,  and  may  the  labors  of  the  Craft  be  refreshed 
by  the  great  Giver  of  every  good  and  perfect  gift. 

The  Steward  then  presented  the  wine  to  the  Senior  Grand 
Warden,  who  poured  it  on  the  stone,  and  said: 


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May  the  health  of  the  Craftsmen  employed  in  erecting  this 
Temple  be  preserved  to  them,  and  may  the  Supreme  Architect 
bless  and  prosper  their  labors. 

The  Steward  then  presented  the  oil  to  the  Junior  Grand 
Warden,  who  dropped  oil  on  the  stone,  and  said: 

May  the  Supreme  Ruler  of  the  world  vouchsafe  unity,  peace, 
and  prosperity  to  the  people  of  Pennsylvania,  and  to  the  nations 
of  the  earth  ;  preserve  and  protect  the  Fraternity  of  Freemasons  ; 
make  the  virtues  of  the  Craft  a  lesson  to  the  world,  and  the 
labors  of  the  Craftsmen  easy,  and  their  burdens  light. 

The  officers  returned  to  their  places. 


Come,  Father  of  the  .poor,  to  earth; 

Come  with  Thy  gifts  of  precious  worth; 

Come,  light  of  all  of  mortal  birth ! 

Whate'er  without  Thy  aid  is  wrought, 

Or  temple  proud,  or  wisest  thought, 

Is  vain  without  Thy  blessing  sought. 

O  grant  us,  Lord,  who  trust  in  Thee, 

And  hold  the  faith  in  unity, 

Thy  precious  gift  of  charity. 

The  Chairman  of  the  Building  Committee  then  presented  the 
Architect,  Bro.  James  H.  Windrim,  to  the  Grand  Master,  say¬ 
ing : 

Right  Worshipful  Sir:  Let  me  present  to  you  Bro.  Win¬ 
drim,  chosen  to  be  the  Architect  of  the  New  Temple.  He  has 
his  Craftsmen  ready  for  the  work,  and  desires  you  to  give  him 
the  designs  from  the  trestle-board,  and  the  tools  of  the  work¬ 
men. 

The  Grand  Master  then  handed  him  the  plans  and  tools,  and 
intrusted  him  with  the  work. 


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Jerusalem  the  golden, 

With  milk  and  honey  blest, 

Beneath  thy  contemplation 

Sink  heart  and  voice  oppressed. 

I  know  not,  O,  I  know  not, 

What  social  joys  are  there ! 

What  radiancy  of  glory, 

What  light  beyond  compare. 

They  stand,  those  halls  of  Zion, 
Conjubilant  with  song, 

And  bright  with  many  an  angel, 
And  all  the  martyr  throng ; 

The  Prince  is  ever  in  them, 

The  daylight  is  serene : 

The  partners  of  the  blessed 
Are  decked  in  glorious  sheen. 


There  is  the  throne  of  David, 

And  there  from  care  released, 

The  shout  of  them  that  triumph, 

The  song  of  them  that  feast ; 

And  they  who  with  their  Leader, 

Have  conquered  in  the  fight, 

Forever  and  forever 
Are  clad  in  robes  of  white. 

The  Grand  Marshal  then  proclaimed  : 

Silence  —  Silence  —  Silence  ! 

Brethren:  Take  notice,  that  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master,  Bro. 
Richard  Vaux,  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsyl¬ 
vania,  and  Masonic  Jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging,  has  this 
day,  at  this  place,  laid  the  corner-stone  of  the  New  Masonic 
Temple  — 

Wisdom  !  Strength  ! !  Fraternity  ! ! ! 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Master,  Bro.  Richard  Vaux,  then  delivered 
the  following 
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fetimt. 

History  points  to  the  year  A.  M.  2992,  more  than  ten  centuries 
before  the  Christian  era,  as  the  period  when  Solomon  began  to 
build  a  Temple  to  be  dedicated  to  the  God  of  Israel.  This  mar¬ 
vellous  work  was  the  creation  of  men,  especially  instructed  and 
skilled  in  wisdom,  science,  and  arts,  which,  to  all  others,  were 
unknown.  Selected  from  tribes  and  nations  after  they  had  ac¬ 
quired  this  esoteric  knowledge,  these  men  of  Tyre,  Sidonia,  and 
neighboring  nationalities,  undertook  the  work  which  Solomon 
required  for  the  accomplishment  of  his  purpose.  The  site  chosen 
was  “  at  Jerusalem  in  Mount  Moriah.” 

The  associations,  sacred  and  profane,  which  cluster  around 
that  hallowed  eminence,  are  but  the  outer  covering  of  facts, 
mysteries,  and  events,  which  have  made  impressions  on  the  hu¬ 
man  mind,  and  produced  consequences  on  the  soul  of  man,  last¬ 
ing  through  time,  and  outreaching  into  eternity.  Nowhere  in 
Christendom  can  there  be  found  an  educated  intellect,  which 
has  not  been  wrought  up  to  its  highest  capacities  by  the  record 
of  the  mighty  works,  stupendous  mysteries,  and  miraculous 
events  which  consecrate  Jerusalem.  The  descendants  of  the 
chosen  people  who  saw  Moses,  and  heard  the  law  and  the 
prophets,  look  yet,  with  faith,  to  the  time  when  the  holy  city 
shall  be  the  resting-place  of  the  Ark  of  their  Covenant.  The 
Christian  bows  his  head  in  devout  adoration  as  he  contemplates 
the  memories  of  Olivet.  Even  the  heathen  feel  an  inexpressible 
awe  at  the  recital  of  the  histories  of  the  Caesars  and  Centurions 
who  then  reigned  and  ruled  over  Palestine.  Philosophers  and 
scholars  have  exhausted  centuries  in  a  failure  to  explain,  by 
human  reason,  the  unfaithfulness  of  the  records  and  revelations 
which  give  sanction  and  sacredness  to  the  scenes  of  Gethsemane 
and  the  Holy  Sepulchre. 

Amid  this  throng  who  adore,  doubt,  hope,  reason,  arid  worider, 
the  fraternity  of  Freemasons  contemplates  Jerusalem,  Mount 
Moriah,  and  the  Temple  of  King  Solomon,  undisturbed  by  con¬ 
flicting  opinions  and  assailed  by  perplexing  misgivings.  We 
read  the  record  with  abiding  confidence  in  its  verity.  No  one 
stone  remains  upon  another  of  the  Temple’s  porch  or  pinnacle, 


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yet  we  acknowledge  the  testimony  they  delivered,  in  establish¬ 
ing  the  faith  we  hold,  and  the  lessons  it  imparts.  The  pillars, 
though  overthrown  and  destroyed,  fail  not,  even  now,  to  im¬ 
press  their  strength  and  beauty  on  the  sincerity  of  our  convic¬ 
tion  and  the  steadfastness  of  our  devotion.  We  hear  to-day  the 
reverberations  of  this  proclaimed  evidence,  as  they  come  down  to 
us  through  the  vaulted  gallery  of  ages.  Those  who  wrought  the 
stone  in  quarries,  and  made  the  forests  of  Lebanon  resound  with 
the  sounds  of  labor,  were  Craftsmen  of  our  Order,  and  their  works 
have  now  a  living  tongue  among  us.  We  know  and  recognize 
the  Master  “  skilful  to  work  in  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass,  and 
iron,  and  stone,  and  timber,”  and  “  to  grave  any  manner  of  grav¬ 
ing  ;  ”  and  we  also  recognize  the  order  of  association,  which 
gave  to  the  labor  of  all  employed,  unity,  harmony,  and  success. 

Discarding  all  individual  interpretations  of  the  lessons  which 
were  taught  in  the  seven  years  required  to  build  the  Temple ; 
resisting  all  innovations  on  the  system  which  the  wise  men  who 
designed  and  superintended  its  erection  had  established;  resting 
in  an  abiding  confidence  that  Solomon,  and  Hiram  King  of  Tyre, 
and  Hiram  of  Tyre,  had  immutably  impressed  on  the  Craft,  the 
results  of  their  researches  into  the  origin  of  the  fraternity,  con¬ 
stituting  it,  under  their  government,  the  expression  of  the  wisdom 
and  knowledge  of  the  earliest  of  civilizations,  the  Masonic  broth¬ 
erhood  to-day,  in  all  nations,  is  steadfast,  immovable,  united, 
and  powerful  for  good. 

The  primal  cause  of  this  characteristic  of  our  Craft  is  found  in 
that  continuous  devotion  to  the  ancient  landmarks,  usages,  and 
customs,  which  has  ever  marked  its  history.  In  no  spirit  of 
vainglory,  but  with  a  strict  regard  to  that  verity,  which  is  the 
inner  life  of  history,  we  can  declare,  that  the  perpetuity  of  Free¬ 
masonry  ;  its  steadfastness  ;  its  resistance  to  all  innovations  ;  its 
fidelity  to  its  original  constitution,  have  been  established  by  the 
commanding  co-operation  of  unity,  obedience,  and  reverence. 
Amid  the  convulsions  which  have  overturned  dynasties,  uprooted 
systems,  desolated  society,  and  destroyed  peoples,  convulsions 
caused  by  the  vigor  of  antagonisms,  which  social  organization 
has  permitted  or  provoked,  our  Brotherhood,  profoundly  im¬ 
pressed  by  the  virtues,  teachings,  and  principles  by  which  it  origi- 


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nated,  has  stood  in  the  grandeur  of  its  equanimity,  conscious  of 
an  unshaken  adherence  to  these  organic  laws. 

Peaceable  in  all  its  works;  fearing  God;  obeying  the  civil 
magistrate,  Freemasonry  obtrudes  neither  its  principles  nor  its 
practice  on  public  notice.  Retiring  from  the  gaze  of  the  world, 
seeking  nothing  from  its  favor,  independent  of  its  power  or 
opinions,  Masonry  lives  by  a  law  unto  itself,  which  for  nearly 
three  thousand  years  has  preserved  it  to  be  a  light  and  a  lesson 
to  mankind.  Hoary  in  its  antiquity,  it  receives  from  all  enlight¬ 
ened  and  thinking  men  the  homage  which  cultivated  intelligence 
ever  freely  bestows  on  the  ancient  and  the  honorable.  In  the 
performance  of  its  duties,  or  in  the  exercise  of  its  rights  inherent 
by  length  of  possession,  inherent  by  immemorial  custom  and 
usage,  inherent  as  existing  prior  to  any  present  form  of  human 
government,  it  comes  before  the  world,  challenging  a  respect  and 
consideration,  which  not  even  an  untutored  savage  would  deny. 

Thus,  at  this  time,  the  Masonic  fraternity  is  engaged  publicly 
in  a  most  interesting  ceremony.  Here,  in  your  presence,  my 
brethren,  we  have  laid  a  corner-stone  on  which  to  build  a  Tem¬ 
ple,  to  be  dedicated  to  its  mysteries.  Masonry  has  mysteries 
and  rites  which  are  secret  from  all  who  are  not  qualified  to  com¬ 
prehend  them.  These  it  has  preserved  for  ages.  Is  it  forbidden 
to  keep  in  silence  that  which  is  only  to  be  made  manifest  in  the 
all-knowing  time  ?  To  “  know  thyself”  has  been  a  study  of  the 
human  mind  since  man  was  made  in  the  image  of  his  Creator, 
and  what  yet  is  known  ?  The  soul,  its  nature,  essence,  and 
origin,  its  present  and  its  future,  the  relations  it  holds  to  Will 
and  Consciousness,  its  moral  attributes,  the  laws  which  it  obeys, 
and  its  energies  for  good  or  evil,  are  secrets  God  has  reserved, 
not  here  or  now  to  be  divulged.  Man  beholds  the  inscrutable, 
yet  to  be  unsealed.  God  has  not  uttered  all  His  knowledge,  nor 
communicated  to  man  all  His  wisdom.  The  world  around  us 
has  its  mysteries.  From  the  highest  order  of  created  things, 
through  all  degrees  of  the  Divine  workmanship,  the  unrevealed 
is  found  under  the  Seal  of  Secrecy.  Behold  the  tiniest  wild- 
flower,  hiding  itself  among  the  rocks  on  the  hill-side,  as  the  first 
rays  of  sunlight  kiss  its  dew-wet  petals  and  display  its  blushing 
beauties ;  are  these  all  the  secrets  hidden  in  its  calyx  ?  It  will 


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emit  its  perfume  as  incense,  wave  its  leaves  in  sign  of  worship, 
bow  to  the  gentle  wind  in  token  of  obedience,  and  at  sunset, 
with  head  declining  as  if  in  the  posture  of  prayer  for  protection, 
will  trustingly  fold  itself  up  under  the  canopy  of  the  sky,  and 
beneath  the  watchful  stars,  to  await  in  faith  the  coming  mor¬ 
row  ;  but  it  has  not,  the  while,  revealed  those  secrets  God  gave  it 
to  keep  ;  and  it  will  not ! 

Masonry  has  also  secrets  which  are  not  to  be  made  manifest 
till  the  time  for  declaring  all  things.  For  whatever  cause 
attacked,  by  either  the  ignorant,  the  wicked,  the  scoffer,  the 
faithless,  or  the  false,  the  Brotherhood  is  pledged  to  maintain 
itself  now  and  hereafter,  as  aforetime.  We  laugh  to  scorn  the 
futile  efforts  of  men,  either  ignorant  or  mistaken,  “  deceitful  above 
all  things  and  desperately  wicked,”  who  seek  notoriety  by  their 
otherwise  resultless  assaults  on  this  Fraternity.  Against  all  hos¬ 
tilities  it  is  protected  by  a  security  consecrated  by  the  centuries. 

We  have  laid  this  corner-stone.  Our  ceremonies  are  not 
novelties  to  dazzle  or  deceive.  They  are  intended  neither  to 
gratify  pride  nor  manifest  power.  We  have  not  the  right  to 
change  or  alter  them.  As  our  Order  originally  received  them, 
so  they  have  remained  unto  this  present,  and  so  they  must  go 
forward  into  the  hereafter.  They  are  the  expression  of  mean¬ 
ings  and  characteristics  which  custom,  older  than  our  language, 
permits  us  thus  to  communicate.  The  Temple  we  propose  to 
erect  is  to  be  devoted  to  our  ceremonial  and  symbolic  rites  and 
mysteries.  Guarded  by  the  science  of  architecture,  the  wisdom 
of  the  ages,  the  virtue  of  purity  in  heart,  the  unselfishness  of 
charity,  the  obedience  of  faith,  the  silence  of  reverence,  the 
strength  of  unity,  and  the  unbroken  promises  of  God,  it  will 
stand,  as  a  refuge  and  a  fortress  of  the  Craft,  like  a  great  rock  in 
a  weary  land.  In  its  hallowed  enclosure  the  light  of  Masonry 
will  ever  illumine  those  who  seek  virtue  and  knowledge. 

The  profane,  the  schismatic,  and  the  agitator  can  never  defile 
it,  for  to  them  its  doors  are  barred  by  those  virtues  they  neither 
appreciate  nor  comprehend.  Selfishness  is  so  abashed  by  the 
sublime  rebuke  of  an  unostentatious  benevolence,  that  it  fails  in 
the  arrogance  which  else  would  nerve  it  to  seek  an  entrance 
through  its  guarded  portals. 


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Within  this  Temple  our  successors  will  assemble  to  work  the 
same  work  we  have  performed,  as  our  fathers  before  us  have 
done  in  their  day  and  generation.  When  this  Temple  shall  have 
been  finished,  those  who  gather  together  at  its  dedication  will 
offer  up  to  God  the  same  prayer  King  Solomon  did  at  Jerusalem 
when  he  completed  the  work  that  God  first  promised  King  David 
that  he  should  undertake,  but  which  afterwards  He  intrusted  to 
King  Solomon.  On  that  day,  the  Brotherhood  of  Freemasons, 
in  the  Temple  built  on  this  corner-stone,  will  with  one  accord 
say : 

“  Oh,  Lord  God  of  Israel,  there  is  no  God  like  Thee  in  the 
heavens  nor  in  the  earth. 

“  Yet  have  Thou  respect  to  the  prayer  of  Thy  servant  and  to 
his  supplication,  O  Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and 
to  the  prayer  which  Thy  servant  prayeth  before  Thee  to-day. 

“  That  Thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward  this  house  day  and 
night,  even  toward  the  place  of  which  Thou  hast  said,  My  name 
shall  be  there  ;  that  Thou  mayest  hearken  unto  the  prayer  which 
Thy  servant  shall  make  toward  this  place. 

“  When  the  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there  is  no  rain,  because 
they  have  sinned  against  Thee;  if  they  pray  toward  this  place, 
and  confess  Thy  name,  and  turn  from  their  sin,  when  Thou 
afflictest  them  : 

“  Then  hear  Thou  in  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of  Thy  ser¬ 
vants,  and  of  Thy  people,  Israel,  that  Thou  teach  them  the  good 
way  wherein  they  should  walk  ;  and  give  rain  upon  Thy  land, 
which  Thou  hast  given  to  Thy  people  for  an  inheritance. 

“  If  there  be  in  the  land  famine,  if  there  be  pestilence,  blast¬ 
ing,  mildew,  locusts,  or  if  there  be  caterpillar ;  if  their  enemy 
besiege  them  in  the  land  of  their  cities ;  whatsoever  plague  or 
whatsoever  sickness  there  be  : 

“  Then  hear  Thou  in  heaven  Thy  dwelling-place,  and  forgive, 
and  do,  and  give  to  every  man  according  to  his  ways,  whose  heart 
Thou  knowest ;  for  Thou,  even  Thou  only,  knowest  the  hearts  of 
the  children  of  men.” 

Well  may  the  world  wonder;  well  may  the  spirit  of  destruc¬ 
tion  which  assails  the  holy,  the  ancient,  and  the  established,  fal¬ 
ter  and  grow  weary  ;  well  may  the  profane  mock,  while  this 


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great  Brotherhood,  defying  all  the  enemies  of  human  institutions, 
advances  with  Time,  leaving  its  frailties  behind.  Since  Greece 
was  the  home  of  those  mysteries  which  have  made  Eleusis  im¬ 
mortal  ;  and  Jerusalem  the  holy  repository  of  those  more  sublime, 
supernatural,  divine,  and  eternal,  our  rites  and  ceremonies  have 
made  indelible  impressions  on  the  mind  of  mankind. 

Now,  in  our  age  of  unrest  and  dissension,  we,  in  unity  and 
harmony,  begin  the  foundation  of  a  structure  dedicated  to  prin¬ 
ciples  of  amity  and  faith,  everlasting  in  their  nature,  and  in 
their  origin  antedating  all  modern  institutions.  Before  the  Pyra¬ 
mids  were  built ;  before  architecture  and  sculpture  had  crowned 
with  their  trophies  the  Acropolis  of  Athens ;  before  the  wolf- 
nursed  twins  had  marked  the  earliest  limits  of  imperial  Rome; 
whilst  Druidical  rites  were  celebrated  in  the  oaken  groves  of 
Britain,  and  the  primeval  inhabitants  roamed  over  this  undis¬ 
covered  Western  world,  Masonry  existed,  and  taught  its  per¬ 
petual  lessons  of  virtue,  charity,  and  fraternity. 

With  what  austere  assuredness  Freemasons  contemplate  their 
history  !  With  what  unfaltering  faith  they  foreknow  their  future  ! 
Science,  in  her  explorations  now,  at  Ninevah  and  Jerusalem,  is 
revealing  cumulative  testimony,  covered  by  the  incrustations  of 
ages,  in  corroboration  of  our  Masonic  teachings.  Science  is  thus 
giving  to  Masonic  Truth  a  resurrection.  The  stone  which  Time 
rolled  over  her  sepulchre,  to  seal  it,  has  crumbled  into  dust,  and 
she  reclaims  her  immortality. 

Thus,  Brethren,  we  close  the  labours  of  to  day.  Let  the  ceremo¬ 
nies  we  have  performed  serve  to  revive  in  us  that  faith  which 
our  Order  professes.  Let  us  renew  here,  at  the  foundation  of 
our  Temple,  our  devotion  to  the  principles  which  bind  the 
Brotherhood  together.  May  our  children’s  children,  in  the  gen¬ 
erations  to  come,  as  our  fathers  did  in  the  generations  that  have 
passed,  proclaim,  with  triumphant  praise,  “  In  strength  we  estab¬ 
lish  our  house  !  ”  Let  us  learn  Masonic  wisdom  from  the  ages. 
Voiceful  it  calls  from  off  the  mountains,  rising  rugged  and  hoary 
out  of  the  deepening  darkness  of  the  past,  till  its  echoes  resound 
from  the  impenetrable  vastness  of  the  future.  Let  us  listen,  that 
we  may  understand  what  is  comprehensible  in  the  present.  It 
is  thus  God  uttereth  speech,  and  showeth  knowledge. 


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With  one  consent  let  all  the  earth 
To  God  their  .'cheerful  voices  raise ; 

Glad  homage  pay  with  awful  mirth, 

And  sing  before  Him  songs  of  praise. 

Convinced  that  He  is  God  alone, 

From  whom  both  we  and  all  proceed ; 

We,  whom  He  chooses  for  His  own, 

The  flock  that  He  vouchsafes  to  feed. 

O  enter  then  His  temple  gate, 

Thence  to  His  courts  devoutly  press ; 

And  still  your  grateful  hymns  repeat, 
And  still  His  name  with  praises  bless. 

For  He’s  the  Lord,  supremely  good, 

His  mercy  is  forever  sure ; 

His  truth,  which  always  firmly  stood, 

To  endless  ages  shall  endure. 


May  the  blessings  of  God  Almighty,  who  made  the  heaven 
and  the  earth,  and  all  worlds,  and  they  who  dwell  therein,  be 
with  us  all,  and  remain  with  us,  now  and  forever.  Amen. 

The  bands  then  performed  the  Grand  March  written  by  Bro. 
John  Ritter  expressly  for  this  occasion. 

The  instrumental  and  vocal  music  during  the  ceremonies  were 
under  the  direction  of  Bro.  W.  P.  Cunnington. 


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Progress  of  the  Work  on  the  Temple  to  Completion. 

N  the  selection  of  a  Building  Committee  for 
the  erection  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple,  the 
Grand  Master  was  exceedingly  fortunate.  Each 
member  seemed  to  feel  the  importance  of  the 
position  to  which  he  had  been  appointed.  The 
Committee,  increased  by  resolution  Decem¬ 
ber  27,  1867,  by  the  addition  of  the  Elec¬ 
tive  Grand  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  gave  much  time  and 
labor  to  the  great  work  committed  to  their  hands.  The 
architect,  Bro.  James  H.  Windrim,  by  his  skill  and  attention, 
convinced  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  wisdom  of  his  plans  and  of 
his  devotion  to  the  Fraternity. 

W.  Bro.  John  Bolt,  of  Lodge  No.  67,  selected  by  the  Commit¬ 
tee  as  the  superintendent  of  the  building,  by  his  strict  and  praise¬ 
worthy  attention  to  duty,  saved  the  Grand  Lodge  a  large  amount 
of  money,  and  caused  the  work  to  be  most  thoroughly  done. 

The  Finance  Committee,  convinced,  by  the  terms  of  the 
Ahiman  Rezon  prescribing  their  duties,  that  it  was  not  their 
province  to  provide  the  means  for  the  erection  of  the  New  Tem¬ 
ple,  offered  a  resolution  at  the  July  Communication,  in  1868,  for 
the  appointment  of  the  “Trustees  of  the  Building  Fund,”  which 
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was  adopted.  The  duties  of  these  Trustees  were  made  more 
explicit  by  the  action  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  at  the  suggestion  of 
the  Finance  Committee,  at  the  Quarterly  Communication  held 
in  December  of  the  same  year.  The  Trustees  appointed  by 
the  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master  were  R.  W.  Bro.  James 
Page,  R.  W.  Bro.  John  Thomson,  W.  Bro.  Joseph  W.  Piersol, 
W.  Bro.  Peter  A.  Keyser,  and  W.  Bro.  Francis  Blackburne. 

Under  the  wise  and  skilful  management  of  the  “  Trustees  of 
the  Building  Fund,”  and  the  devotion  of  the  Craft,  all  the  money 
required  for  the  execution  of  the  great  work  was  secured  just 
as  it  was  needed.  These  Trustees,  by  judicious  management, 
earned  for  the  Grand  Lodge  the  sum  of  $35,544.84,  in  the  shape 
of  interest. 

By  the  close  of  the  Masonic  year  1868,  the  foundations  of  this 
vast  structure  had  been  securely  laid,  and  the  walls  carried  up 
to  pavement  level.  The  greatest  care  was  exercised  in  laying  a 
firm  and  solid  foundation,  one  that  would  be  amply  sufficient  for 
the  great  weight  that  would  be  placed  upon  it.  Its  extreme  depth 
is  thirty-one  feet  below  the  curb  at  Broad  and  Filbert  streets. 
To  test  the  foundation,  to  allow  it  to  settle,  and  to  prevent  any 
danger  that  might  arise  from  so  large  a  building  by  the  neglect 
of  this  precaution,  nothing  more  was  done  until  the  following 
spring.  The  Committee  to  purchase  the  ground,  and  the  Build¬ 
ing  Committee,  had  expended  by  the  15th  of  November,  1868, 
the  close  of  the  financial  year  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  $209,344.77. 

The  Building  Committee,  after  a  very  careful  and  thorough 
examination  of  the  subject  of  the  material  to  be  employed  for  the 
exterior  of  the  building,  and  a  comparison  of  different  specimens 
of  granite  submitted  for  their  inspection,  decided  that  the  Broad 
and  Filbert  street  fronts  should  be  constructed  of  Quincy  granite, 
and  the  Juniper  and  Cuthbert  street  fronts  of  Fox  Island  granite. 
The  blocks  of  granite  were  cut,  squared,  marked,  and  numbered  in 
the  quarries,  then  sent  forward  and  placed  in  their  position  in 
the  building. 

R.  W.  Bro.  Henry  M.  Phillips  and  W.  Bro.  John  U.  Giller 
resigned  as  members  of  the  Building  Committee ;  the  vacancies 
were  filled  by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master  by  the  appointment  of 
W.  Bro.  John  Q.  Ginnodo  and  W.  Bro.  Thos.  Brown.  Bro. 


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Phillips  having  been  chairman  of  the  Committee,  R.  W.  Bro. 
Samuel  C.  Perkins,  Senior  Grand  Warden,  ex-officio  a  member 
was  elected  chairman,  which  position  he  filled  until  the  comple¬ 
tion  of  the  Temple  and  the  discharge  of  the  Committee. 

During  the  year  1869,  the  first  and  second  floors  were  laid, 
the  exterior  walls  carried  up  to  the  top  of  the  first  string¬ 
course  upon  the  Filbert,  Juniper,  and  Cuthbert  street  fronts,  and 
upon  the  Broad  street  front  with  the  exception  of  the  centre 
portion,  and  all  the  interior  walls  were  completed  to  the  same 
height.  The  care  and  thoroughness  that  had  been  exercised  in 
the  laying  of  the  foundation  were  manifested  in  the  progress  of 
the  work.  The  Craft  already  began  to  form  some  idea  of  the 
magnificence  and  solidity  of  the  building  they  were  erecting. 

The  appropriation  of  $190,000  which  had  been  made  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  for  the  year  1869  was  nearly  all  expended  when 
the  work  ceased  for  the  winter. 

In  the  exercise  of  the  discretion  and  powers  vested  in  and 
intrusted  to  the  Building  Committee,  after  mature  and  careful 
deliberation,  they  determined  on  some  changes  in  the  central  fea¬ 
ture  of  the  Broad  street  front,  which  were  unanimously  approved 
by  the  Grand  Lodge.  These  changes  made  the  entire  structure 
consistent  and  harmonious,  a  unit,  one  beautiful  symbol  of  the 
massive,  unchangeable  stability  of  the  Order.  The  progress  made 
in  the  work  upon  the  New  Temple  during  the  year  1870  was 
most  satisfactory.  This  year  witnessed  the  completion  of  the 
exterior  and  interior  walls  of  the  entire  building,  with  the 
exception  of  the  Broad  street  front,  and  the  carrying  up  of 
the  main  tower  to  its  full  height.  The  Grand  Lodge  had  paid 
in  cash  for  the\  lot  and  building  thus  far,  $620,000,  and  yet 
no  incumbrance  had  been  placed  either  on  the  new  building  or 
the  Hall  on  Chestnut  street.  The  Finance  Committee,  in  their 
report  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  refer  with  just  pride  to  the  fact, 
that  all  demands  upon  the  treasury  had  been  promptly  met. 
The  New  Masonic  Temple  Loan  was  recognized  by  capitalists  as 
a  very  secure  investment;  men  who  were  not  Masons,  and  who 
never  expected  to  be  connected  with  the  Order,  placed  their 
money  here  for  safety.  The  Finance  Committee,  in  their  report 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  Quarterly  Communication  of  Decem¬ 
ber,  1871,  say: 


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•£  They  furthermore  take  this  opportunity  of  congratulating  the  Grand 
Lodge  upon  its  success  in  the  disposition  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple 
Lean,  ‘authorized  to  be  placed  outside  its  organization,  upon  an  open 
market.’  The  unbounded  confidence  of  capitalists  in  the  integrity 
and  ability  of  the  Grand  Lodge  as  exhibited  in  the  rapid  absorption 
of  so  much  of  the  Loan  as  your  Committee  felt  justified  in  placing 
upon  the  market  at  this  time,  was  most  gratifying  to  them  and  compli¬ 
mentary  to  the  Fraternity,  and  evinces  a  degree  of  confidence  and 
credit  in  Masonic  Institutions  scarcely  to  have  been  expected  from 
the  outside  world. 

‘  ‘  By  the  figures  of  the  Balance  Sheet  that  follows  the  Report,  it  will 
be  noticed  that  the  total  amount  of  ‘New  Masonic  Temple  Loans’ 
already  negotiated  is  $891, 400,  that  the  Building  Committee  expended 
during  the  past  year  $189,367.19,  and  that  there  is  still  on  hand  in 
the  Building  Fund,  a  balance  of  $248,097.76.” 

The  New  Masonic  Temple  was  assuming  immense  and  beau¬ 
tiful  proportions,  and  it  was  referred  to  with  pride,  not  only  by 
those  of  our  citizens  who  were  not  associated  with  the  Fraternity, 
but  also  by  strangers. 

The  progress  of  the  building  during  the  year  1871  was  in  the 
main  satisfactory.  The  only  work  which  remained  unfinished 
by  the  granite  contractors,  “  was  the  carrying  up  of  the  main 
tower,  the  building  of  the  small  tower,  the  completion  of  the 
main  entrance  porch,  and  the  setting  of  the  door-steps.”  The 
workmen  were  delayed  some  little  by  the  failure  of  the  con¬ 
tractors  to  have  the  iron  frame-work  for  the  roof  ready  at  the 
time  promised.  The  Committee  succeeded,  after  much  trouble 
and  great  exertion,  in  having  the  building  covered  in  securely  for 
the  winter  with  the  permanent  roofing.  They  urged  forward 
the  work  as  rapidly  as  possible,  that  it  might  be  ready  for  dedi¬ 
cation  in  1873,  as  originally  designed  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  W. 
Bro.  John  Bolt,  who  had  been  Superintendent  of  the  New  Ma¬ 
sonic  Temple  from  the  commencement,  finding  his  physical 
strength  no  longer  equal  to  the  increasing  labors  and  responsi¬ 
bilities  of  the  position,  tendered  his  resignation,  which  was 
accepted.  The  Committee  secured  the  services  of  Bro.  Allen 
Bard,  of  Lodge  No.  19,  as  his  successor,  who  entered  upon  his 
duties  on  the  8th  of  November,  1871,  and  was  continued  in  the 


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position,  giving  entire  satisfaction  to  the  Building  Committee, 
until  the  completion  and  dedication  of  the  Temple. 

During  the  year  1872  an  immense  amount  of  work  was  done 
upon  the  New  Temple.  The  Building  Committee,  the  Architect, 
the  Superintendent,  and  all  the  workmen,  gave  earnest  and  faith¬ 
ful  effort  from  day  to  day  that  the  interior  of  the  building  might 
prove  as  decided  a  success  as  the  exterior.  The  Building  Com¬ 
mittee  expended  during  this  year  for  the  purposes  of  the  New 
Temple,  $335,722.19.  They  reported  to  the  Grand  Lodge  that 
they  would  not  be  able  to  complete  and  furnish  the  building 
before  the  26th  of  September,  1873,  which  time  was  determined 
upon  by  the  Grand  Lodge  for  the  dedication. 

A  full  description  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  will  be  found 
in  its  proper  place  in  this  volume,  which  does  away  the  necessity 
of  describing  the  work  as  it  progressed  during  the  last  year  of 
its  building.  “  It  was  felt  to  be  a  work  of  art,  the  creation  of 
genius,  and  not  the  mere  arrangement  of  certain  materials  in 
accordance  with  mechanical  laws  and  geometric  or  regular 
forms,  —  the  work  grew  upon  the  artist’s  mind  as  it  progressed, 
and  his  cherished  ideal  received  new  life  at  every  advance  in  its 
development.”  The  New  Masonic  Temple  cost  more  than  it 
was  supposed  when  the  work  was  commenced,  but  it  was  built 
at  a  much  less  cost  than  other  buildings  of  similar  character  in 
this  country. 

The  following  is  part  of  the  Report  of  the  Trustees  of  the 
Building  Fund,  made  to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  Quarterly  Com¬ 
munication  of  December  3,  1873,  by  their  Chairman,  R.  W.  Bro. 
James  Page. 

“  To  give  a  comprehensive  view  of  the  extent  of  this  trust,  and  how 
it  has  been  managed,  the  following  general  statements  are  submitted : 

The  total  receipts  of  the  Building  Fund  have  been  as  follows  : 

From  surplus  fund  of  Grand  Lodge,  ....  $144,686  24 
From  Masonic  Loans,  ......  1,385,425  00 

From  interest  on  loans, . 35,544  84 

From  old  material,  . . 1,256  74 


Total,  . 


.  $1,566,912  82 


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Not  one  penny  of  which  has  been  lost  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  but  the 
whole  proceeds  (in  which  is  included  the  sum  of  $35,544.84  earned  by 
the  Trustees  as  interest  upon  loans  secured  by  collaterals,  and  all  of 
which  have  been  paid  off)  have  passed  into  the  possession  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  or  are  subject  to  its  control. 

The  total  payments  were  : 

For  the  lot, .  . . $*56,793  16 

For  the  building,  .......  1,390,018  14 

For  the  interest  to  Grand  Treasurer,  .  .  .  .  9,061  45 

For  the  brokerage,  by  order  of  the  Finance  Committee,  3, 750  00 
For  the  expenses  of  Trust,  .  .  .  .  .  .  170  79 

$*>559,793  54 

Which,  deducted  from  the  receipts,  leaves,  as  before 

stated,  a  balance  of  .......  $7,119  28 

The  total  receipts  and  investments  of  the  Sinking  Fund  have  been  : 

RECEIPTS. 

Five  per  cent,  on  receipts  of  Grand  Lodge  from  Nov., 

1869,  to  Nov.,  1872,  ......  $17,117  25 

Assets  of  the  Redemption  Loan  transferred  to  Sinking 

Fund  by  order  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  .  .  .  70,525  00 

Interest  on  investments,  .  .  .  .  .  .  11,148  15 

$98,790  40 

Paid  interest  on  Redemption  Loan  up  to  the 

time  of  its  transfer,  ....  $3,512  41 

Bought  Masonic  Loan  amounting  to  .  95,250  co  98,762  41 

Balance  as  before  stated,  .  .  .  .  .  .  $27  99 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  duties  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Building 
Fund  are  at  an  end.  A  large  amount  has  passed  through  their  hands 
and  the  balance  is  in  a  safe  depository.  The  expenses  of  the  Trust 
amounted  to  the  very  small  sum  of  $170.79.  As  such  Trustees  they 
have  nothing  more  to  do,  and  append  a  resolution  discharging  them 
from  further  duty  in  that  capacity,  which  they  respectfully  ask  the 
Grand  Lodge  to  adopt,  as  also  creating  the  Commissioners  of  the 
Sinking  Fund. 

Resolved ,  That  the  Trustees  of  the  Building  Fund,  as  such,  are 
hereby  discharged  from  the  same. 

Resolved ,  That  the  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master  appoint  five 
brethren  to  act  as  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund.” 


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From  the  Report  of  the  Building  Committee,  we  quote  a 


Summary  of  Expenditures  to  December  31,  1873  : 

Excavations,  .........  $14,080  60 

Foundation  stone,  .......  34,033  °9 

Laying  foundation,  .......  24,384  31 

Granite,  .........  502,072  00 

Bricks, . 83,748  65 

Laying  bricks,  ........  67,968  43 

Lumber,  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13,221  43 

Iron  work,  including  iron  frame  for  roof,  galvanized  iron 

turret,  stairs,  fire-proof  doors,  etc.,  ....  127,080  49 

Slate  for  roof  and  flooring,  ......  5  >334  97 

Plumbing  and  gas-fitting,  ......  50,077  99 

Glass,  including  stained-glass  windows,  glass  for  roof  and 

skylight,  etc.,  ........  20,944  62 

Plastering, .........  55,190  80 

Ornamental  plastering,  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  16,658  43 

Marble  tiling  and  wainscoting,  .  .  .  .  .  26,779  12 

Copper  and  copper  work  on  roof,  .....  7,306  90 

Carpenter  work,  carving,  sash,  doors,  and  floors,  .  .  61,546  87 

Painting,  .........  6,846  69 

Hardware,  .........  4,837  99 

Cabinet  work  for  doors,  shutters,  blinds,  and  sundries,  .  25,616  80 

Measuring,  ........  667  22 

Engines, . 1,5  49  18 

Lightning-rods,.  .......  645  40 

Flag-stones,  .........  1,190  97 

Outside  lamps  and  lamp-posts,  .....  1,940  00 

Heating  and  ventilating  apparatus,  .  .  .  .  .  21,150  00 

Ranges,  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1,125  00 

Sundry  labor,  digging,  jobbing,  etc.,  ....  52,075  86 

Sundry  small  bills,  .......  9,234  68 

Expenses,  including  salaries  of  Architect,  Superinten-  "j 
dent,  etc., 

Maintaining  and  managing  the  building  from  dedica-  [  61,460  40 

tion,  September  26  to  December  31,  1873,  J 


Total  expenses  of  building, . $1,298,768  89 

Cost  of  lot, . 158,061  64 

$1,456,830  53 


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Carried  forward,  .  $1,456,830  53 
Less  received  from  rents,  old  material,  etc.,  .  .  5,983  96 

Net  expenses  of  lot  and  building,  ....  $1,450,846  57 

Insurances,  ........  4,351  00 

Expenses  of  laying  corner-stone,  .  .  .  .  3,157  16 

Furniture,  carpets,  gas -fixtures,  organ  (Gothic  Hall), 

veils  for  Chapter,  etc.,  ......  110,737  88 

Total  net  amount  expended  by  Building  Committee,  .  $1,569,092  61 

R.  Worshipful  Bro.  Richard  Vaux  was  Grand  Master  of  the 
Masonic  Fraternity  when  the  work  was  begun  on  the  New 
Temple.  He  says  in  his  address  to  the  Grand  Lodge  on 
St.  John  the  Evangelist’s  Day,  1869 :  “  Having  been  the  first  to 
suggest  the  building  and  site  of  this  Temple,  and  laid  its  cor¬ 
ner-stone,  I  feel  a  deep  interest  in  its  successful  completion.” 
During  the  years  of  his  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  he  gave  the  earnest  effort  of  his  matured  intellect 
to  the  advancement  of  the  work  of  the  Craft  upon  the  New 
Temple. 

R.  Worshipful  Bro.  Robert  A.  Lamberton,  of  Harrisburg,  was 
called  to  preside  over  the  Grand  Lodge  in  1870  and  1871.  He 
gave  the  influence  of  his  strong,  steady  intellect,  and  the  warmth 
of  his  great  Masonic  heart,  to  the  progress  of  the  building.  In 
his  address,  when  entering  upon  his  duties  as  Grand  Master,  he  says : 

“  I  commend  heartily  to  the  favorable  consideration  and  to  the  con¬ 
fidence  of  the  Craft  throughout  the  jurisdiction,  the  loan  authorized 
for  the  construction  of  the  great  work  in  which  the  Grand  Lodge  is 
engaged,  with  an  open-handed  liberality  and  an  undoubting  faith  in 
your  promise  and  responsibility;  the  Lodges  and  the  brethren  have 
been  pouring  in  their  funds  to  speed  on  the  erection  of  our  magnifi¬ 
cent  Temple.  Already  we  can  look  with  gladness  at  the  growth  of  its 
symmetrical  and  majestic  proportions.  Much  remains  to  be  done  and 
contributed,  and  many  more  to  become  interested  and  unite  in  the 
work.  As  it  has  been  eloquently  said  of  that  ‘  grand  old  Temple  that 
gleamed  on  the  brow  of  Moriah,  there  were  gifts  from  all  climes  and 
treasures  from  all  lands,  as  the  Tyrian  gave  his  purple  and  the  Canaan- 
ite  his  toil,  as  Lebanon  yielded  its  cedars  and  Ophir  its  gold  to  honor 
the  abode  of  Divine  Majesty,’  so  let  it  be  said  of  ours,  that  in  its  build- 


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ing  and  adornment,  our  brethren,  scattered  all  over  this  broad  com¬ 
monwealth,  in  the  cities  and  the  towns,  in  the  valleys  and  among  the 
mountains,  from  the  Delaware  to  Lake  Erie,  bore  a  willing  and  gen¬ 
erous  part.  It  is  for  them  and  their  children  who  shall  rise  up  to  take 
their  places.  It  will  be  a  fit  place  in  which  to  rear  the  Masonic  altar 
and  to  practise  and  teach  the  Masonic  rites  and  mysteries.  With 
desire  do  we  look  forward  to  that  day  when 

‘  Loftiest  trefoil,  lowliest  basement, 

Daintiest  mullion  of  rich  casement,’ 

finished,  completed,  and  devoted  to  Masonic  purposes  only,  shall  be 
dedicated  in  the  name  of  Him  who  sitteth  on  the  Throne,  who  is 
Truth  and  Light,  and  when  our  ancient  Order,  by  her  lessons  of  charity 
and  brotherly  love,  shall 

‘  Make  with  mystic  power  abounding, 

Vocal  all  the  fane  surrounding.’  ” 

R.  Worshipful  Bro.  Samuel  C.  Perkins  succeeded  Bro.  Lamber- 
ton  as  Grand  Master  for  1872  and  1873.  He  had  given  no  little 
time  and  attention  to  the  work  on  the  New  Masonic  Temple  as 
Chairman  of  the  Building  Committee.  The  very  able  reports  of 
the  Building  Committee  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  as  well  as  his 
addresses  as  Grand  Master,  tell  the  ^leep  interest  he  felt  in  the 
great  work  of  the  Craft  at  this  time  in  Pennsylvania.  The  fol¬ 
lowing  extract  from  one  of  his  reports  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
gives  evidence  that  his  whole  being  was  absorbed  in  the  work 
of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  : 

“To  have  been  a  member  of  the  Fraternity  which  has  inaugurated 
and  carried  on  the  New  Masonic  Temple  now  being  erected  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  is  to  be  identified  with  one  of  the  great¬ 
est  works  ever  carried  on  by  Masons  in  any  part  of  the  world,  or  in 
any  age  of  its  history ;  and  the  erection  of  a  Temple  of  such  grandeur 
and  magnitude  by  voluntary  subscriptions  dependent  solely  upon  the 
good  faith  of  Masons  for  ultimate  redemption,  to  be  devoted  solely  to 
Masonic  purposes,  while  exciting  our  wonder  and  admiration,  also 
marks  an  era  in  the  history  of  the  Fraternity  to  which  the  future  his¬ 
torian  cannot  fail  to  do  full  and  impartial  justice. 

“  Your  Committee  having  proved  the  necessity  of  the  building  of 
the  New  Masonic  Temple  —  the  economy  of  its  erection  —  the  gran¬ 
deur  and  magnitude  of  the  work,  and  that  it  has  been  erected  in  the 
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spirit  of  Masonry  in  the  past,  and  in  accordance  with  the  policy  of 
Freemasonry  in  Pennsylvania,  who  will  doubt  the  approval  of  the  Di¬ 
vine  Architect  —  that  the  blessings  of  Heaven  will  rest  upon  us  ?  That 
it  will  strengthen  the  unity  of  the  Order?  Increase  its  influence,  and 
advance  the  practice  of  those  principles  of  religion  and  morality  we 
are  taught  within  it  ? 

“We  believe  that  it  will  increase  the  influence  and  usefulness  of  the 
Order,  add  increased  reputation  to  the  honor  and  dignity  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and,  that  its  fame,  extending  far  and  wide  to  the  uttermost  ends 
of  the  earth,  our  brethren  from  every  clime  will  seek  its  portals  to  hear 
the  wisdom  that  God  has  put  in  the  great  Masonic  heart  of  the  Masons 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  that  the  bonds  of  Masonic  Fraternity  and  love 
will  be  thereby  extended  and  strengthened  around  the  globe.” 

The  annual  addresses  of  the  Grand  Masters,  and  reports  of 
the  Building  Committee,  from  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  to 
the  final  completion  of  the  building  and  its  dedication,  speak  in 
the  most  unqualified  terms  of  the  invaluable  services  rendered 
by  the  Chairman  of  the  sub-Committee  on  plans  and  estimates, 
W.  Bro.  Henry  J.  White,  of  Lodge  No.  72. 

The  New  Masonic  Temple  was  finished  and  furnished,  ready 
for  solemn  dedication,  on  September  26,  1873. 


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CORINTHIAN  OR  GRAND  LODGE  HALL. 

NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 


PHILADELPHIA. 


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..  . 


Dedication  Procession. 

RID  AY,  the  26th  of  September,  1868,  cele¬ 
brated  as  the  eighty-seventh  anniversary  of 
the  independence  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons  of  Pennsylvania,  the 
time  designated  for  the  dedication  of  the  New 
Temple,  was  one  of  the  most  pleasant  of  our 
autumn  season. 

At  an  early  hour  the  brethren  assembled  at 
the  places  of  meeting  of  their  respective  Lodges,  and,  under 
orders  of  their  Worshipful  Masters  and  the  direction  of  the  Mar¬ 
shals,  proceeded  to  the  positions  designated  by  the  Grand  Mar¬ 
shal,  on  the  streets  running  at  right  angles  with  Broad  street, 
south  of  Chestnut  street. 

At  eight  o’clock  the  procession  was  formed,  six  abreast,  on 
Broad  street ;  and  at  half-past  eight  o’clock  precisely  the  head 
of  the  procession  commenced  moving  in  the  following  order : 
up  the  west  side  of  Broad  to  Columbia  avenue,  countermarching 
down  the  east  side  to  Arch  street.  The  head  of  the  line  reached 
the  New  Temple  at  quarter  before  one  o’clock,  when  a  halt  was 
made,  and  the  brethren  opened  ranks,  facing  inwards.  This 
occupied  a  great  amount  of  time,  and  it  was  not  until  after  three 
o’clock  that  the  Grand  Lodge  entered  the  New  Temple,  when, 
after  a  short  delay,  the  dedication  ceremonies  were  begun. 
It  was  nearly  six  o’clock  when  the  youngest  Lodge  —  the  first 
to  arrive  at  the  Temple  —  passed  through  its  portals. 


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^ tod# 

GRAND  MARSHAL, 

George  W.  Wood. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  James  W.  Latta,  Robert  Gray,  P.  A.  B. 
Widener,  and  Charles  K.  Ide. 

TWENTY-SIXTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  J.  William  Hoffman. 

City  Cornet  Band  of  Allentown,  Pa. 

Marshal,  W.  P.  Becker. 

W.  C.  Hamilton  Lodge,  No.  500,  Philadelphia. 

George  Carnell,  W.  M. 

Charles  Detterer,  S.  W.  Louis  A.  Scherr,  J.  W. 

120  members. 

Marshal,  Samuel  A.  Ewalt. 

Washington  Lodge,  No.  3,  of  Baltimore. 

Wm.  C.  Nickerson,  W.  M. 

38  members. 

TWENTY-FIFTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  Charles  E.  Meyer  and  John  L.  Young. 
Marshal,  Charles  H.  Wilson. 

Gothic  Lodge,  No.  519,  Philadelphia. 

William  R.  Scott,  W.  M. 

James  R.  Owens,  S.  W.  Alfred  J.  Foulds,  J.  W. 

36  members. 

Marshal,  David  G.  Hedges. 

Quakertown  Lodge,  No.  512,  Quakertown,  Bucks  County. 
Joseph  Thomas,  W.  M. 

Charles  Transue,  S.  W.  Isaac  S.  Moyer,  J.  W. 

25  members. 

Marshal,  George  W.  Johnson. 

Shenandoah  Lodge,  No.  511,  Shenandoah,  Schuylkill  County. 
Jonathan  Wasley,  W.  M. 

Joel  B.  McCamant,  S.  W.  Richard  Knight,  J.  W. 

26  members. 

Marshal,  William  Grew. 

Jerusalem  Lodge,  No.  506,  Philadelphia. 

George  F.  Borie,  W.  M. 

Edward  E.  Williams,  S.  W.  Henry  R.  Allen,  J.  W. 


42  members. 


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Marshal,  R.  Lloyd  Lee. 

Crescent  Lodge,  No.  493,  Philadelphia. 

Horace  F.  Bunn,  W.  M. 

Amos  W.  Bacon,  S.  W.  James  M.  Gilbough,  J.  W. 

too  members. 

Marshal,  Wm.  Hebrew. 

Excelsior  Lodge,  No.  491,  Philadelphia. 

John  L.  Benzon,  W.  M. 

Edward  S.  Keeler,  S.  W.  Thomas  P.  Cotton,  J.  W. 

75  members. 

Marshal,  Henry  McLaughlin. 

Robert  A.  Lamberton  Lodge,  No.  487,  Philadelphia. 

James  E.  Kryder,  W.  M. 

William  Penn  Cooper,  S.  W.  Martin  M.  Evenson,  J.  W. 

70  members. 

Marshal,  J.  C.  Carmany. 

Prince  Edwin  Lodge,  No.  486,  Middletown,  Dauphin  County. 
Seymour  Raymond,  W.  M. 

George  H.  Lenhart,  S.  W.  Daniel  I.  Hake,  J.  VV 

30  members. 

Marshal,  E.  F.  Stewart. 

Athelstan  Lodge,  No.  482,  Philadelphia. 

J.  David  Miller,  W.  M. 

M.  P.  Hamberg,  S.  W.  Charles  Halyburton,  J.  W 

100  members. 

TWENTY-FOURTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  John  L.  Thomson. 

Marshal,  John  L.  Luckenbach. 

St.  Paul  Lodge,  No.  481,  Philadelphia. 

Charles  Matthews,  Jr.,  W.  M. 

Samuel  Z.  Tripple,  S.  W.  Andrew  Zane,  Jr.,  J.  W. 

125  members. 

Marshal,  Harry  E.  Slaymaker. 

Lamberton  Lodge,  No.  476,  Lancaster,  Lancaster  County. 

J.  Frederick  Sener,  W.  M. 

William  Z.  Sener,  S.  W.  B.  Frank  Saylor,  J.  W. 

60  members. 

Marshal,  Josiah  Jackson. 

Kennet  Lodge,  No.  475,  Kennet  Square,  Chester  County. 
John  M.  Phillips,  W.  M. 

46  members. 


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TWENTY-THIRD  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  George  W.  Briggs. 

Marshal,  J.  F.  Wilson. 

Palestine  Lodge,  No.  470,  Philadelphia. 

Frederick  Stehle,  W.  M. 

E.  C.  Leidy,  S.  W.  J.  Monroe  Willard,  J.  W. 

60  members. 

Marshal,  W.  W.  Jennings. 

Robert  Burns  Lodge,  No.  464,  Harrisburg,  Dauphin  County. 
Isaac  D.  Lutz,  W.  M. 

Solomon  G.  Grone,  S.  W.  Luther  M.  Simon,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

Haddington  Cornet  Band. 

Marshal,  C.  J.  Forsyth. 

Covenant  Lodge,  No.  456,  Philadelphia. 

Franklin  C.  Garrigues,  W.  M. 

James  McElwee,  S.  W.  Henry  C.  Fox,  J.  W. 

84  members. 

Marshal,  Charles  Kleckner. 

Welcome  Lodge,  No.  453,  Philadelphia. 

Franklin  Lawrence,  W.  M. 

Henry  Morris,  S.  W.  Albert  Moore,  J.  W. 

70  members. 

Marshal,  T.  L.  Vanderslice. 

Stephen  Girard  Lodge,  No.  450,  Philadelphia. 

Henry  H.  Kirk,  W.  M. 

Alfred  A.  Fegley,  S.  W.  J.  G.  Feairheller,  J.  W. 

no  members. 

Marshal,  Frank  Vallee. 

Ivanhoe  Lodge,  No.  449,  Philadelphia. 

George  Bennett,  W.  M. 

Charles  W.  Moore,  S.  W.  John  W.  Zellers,  J.  W. 

85  members. 

TWENTY-SECOND  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  Isaac  Van  Deusen  and  William  H. 
Burkhardt. 

Marshal,  William  McCandless. 

PhiLO  Lodge,  No.  444,  Philadelphia. 

John  W.  Hampton,  Jr.,  W.  M. 

William  H.  Bellows,  S.  W.  William  Macintosh,  J.  W. 


57  members. 


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Marshal,  B.  F.  Winger. 

Mount  Pisgah  Lodge,  No.  443,  Greencastle,  Franklin  County. 
Joseph  A.  Davison,  W.  M. 

John  Gates,  S.  W.  William  Hammett,  J.  W. 

20  members. 

Mozart  Lodge  Band. 

Marshal,  Robert  L.  Orr. 

Mozart  Lodge,  No.  436,  Philadelphia. 

William  Steffe,  W.  M. 

William  Meeser,  S.  W.  Henry  Oliver,  J.  W. 

100  members. 

Marshal,  John  R.  McFetridge. 

Potter  Lodge,  No.  441,  Philadelphia. 

Ezra  E.  Griffith,  W.  M. 

Edward  R.  Worrell,  S.  W.  James  A.  Brown,  J.  W. 

175  members. 

Fairmount  Cornet  Band. 

Marshal,  Isaac  E.  Coggins. 

Lodge  No.  432,  Philadelphia. 

John  R.  Tobin,  W.  M. 

John  Morrison,  S.  W.  Joseph  Kerbaugh,  J.  W. 

100  members. 

Marshal,  C.  F.  Morehead. 

Fritz  Lodge,  No.  420,  Conshohocken,  Montgomery  County. 
Peter  Fritz,  Jr.,  W.  M. 

John  P.  Armitage,  S.  W.  George  Stiles,  J.  W. 

48  members. 

Triumph  Cornet  Band  of  Newtown. 

Marshal,  T.  F.  Parry. 

Newtown  Lodge,  No.  427,  Newtown,  Bucks  County. 

Joseph  B.  Roberts,  W.  M. 

James  Anderson,  S.  W.  Ephraim  P.  Feaster,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

TWENTY-FIRST  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  John  C.  Snowden. 

Marshal,  Geo.  Pownell. 

Christiana  Lodge,  No.  417,  Christiana,  Lancaster  County. 
William  S.  Hastings,  W.  M. 

Bordley  S.  Patterson,  S.  W.  Horatio  S.  Kerns,  J.  W. 


40  members. 


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Marshal ,  M.  R.  Doby. 

Canton  Lodge,  No.  415,  Canton,  Bradford  County. 

Joseph  L.  Watson,  W.  M. 

J.  E.  Cleveland,  S.  W.  Newton  Landon,  J.  W. 

27  members. 

Marshal,  J.  C.  Hobensack. 

W.  K.  Bray  Lodge,  No.  410,  Hartboro’,  Montgomery  County. 
George  Dunnett,  W.  M. 

John  Slugg,  S.  W.  Jesse  S.  Leidy,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

TWENTIETH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  E.  L.  Dana. 

Marshal,  R.  H.  McCormick. 

Watsontown  Lodge,  No.  401,  Watsontown,  Northumberland  County. 
Wm.  M.  Wagner,  W.  M. 

Jacob  H.  Wagner,  S.  W.  W.  U.  Truckenmiller,  J.  W. 

18  members. 

Marshal,  J.  W.  Ridpath. 

Friendship  Lodge,  No.  400,  Jenkintown,  Montgomery  County. 
Thomas  Betts,  W.  M. 

Robert  E.  Patterson,  S.  W.  Augustus  Beitney,  J.  W. 

65  members. 

Marshal,  R.  S.  Gould. 

Trimble  Lodge,  No.  1x7,  Camden,  New  Jersey. 

M.  B.  Taylor,  W.  M. 

28  members. 

Marshal,  R.  Carrol,  Jr. 

Ashara  Lodge,  No.  398,  Marietta,  Lancaster  County. 
Christian  Hainlen,  W.  M. 

John  Strickler,  S.  W.  J.  Verner  Long,  J.  W. 

20  members. 

St.  Charles  Cornet  Band. 

Marshal,  W.  S.  Fiss. 

Vaux  Lodge,  No.  393,  Philadelphia. 

Andrew  W.  Gayley,  W.  M. 

David  B.  Baker,  S.  W.  John  W.  Cooper,  J.  W. 


150  members. 


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NINETEENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  Gideon  Clark  and  Edwin  G.  Martin,  M.D. 
Washington  Cornet  Band. 

Marshal,  William  B.  Smith. 

William  B.  Schnider  Lodge,  No.  419,  Philadelphia. 

Laurens  W.  Wallazz,  W.  M. 

Robert  Steel,  S.  W.  John  Wilcox,  J.  W. 

200  members. 

Marshal,  Thomas  McKean. 

Camden  Lodge,  No.  15,  Camden,  New  Jersey. 

Alan  M.  Powel,  W.  M. 

94  members. 

Beck’s  Philadelphia  Cornet  Band 
Marshal,  Richard  H.  Watson. 

Perkins  Lodge,  No.  402,  Philadelphia. 

Richard  McCambridge,  W.  M. 

James  C.  Bowers,  S.  W.  James  S.  Barber,  J.  W. 

150  members. 

Frankenfield’s  Cornet  Band  of  West  Philadelphia. 

Marshal,  D.  M.  Lane. 

Oriental  Lodge,  No.  385,  Philadelphia. 

B.  Frank  Peirson,  W.  M. 

Caleb  J.  Duxbury,  S.  W.  Linnaeus  A.  Prince,  J.  W. 

100  members. 

EIGHTEENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  J.  Parker  Martin  and  James  C.  Wray. 
Marshal,  C.  G.  Hurlinger. 

Moshannon  Lodge,  No.  391,  Phillipsburg,  Centre  County. 
Edwin  H.  Ellsworth,  W.  M. 

Henry  M.  Herrington,  S.  W.  David  W.  Holt,  J.  W. 

20  members. 

Marshal,  J.  Castle  Turner. 

Apollo  Lodge,  No.  386,  Philadelphia. 

James  T.  Lindsay,  W.  M. 

Benjamin  T.  Bond,  Jr.,  S.  W.  William  R.  Warner,  J.  W. 

200  members. 

Marshal,  William  T.  Abrams. 

Richard  Vaux  Lodge,  No.  384,  Philadelphia. 

John  J.  Redifer,  W.  M. 

John  D.  Hardin,  S.  W.  David  Barrows,  J.  W. 

60  members. 


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Marshal,  William  Carpenter. 

Hohenlinden  Lodge,  No.  56,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Enoch  George,  W.  M. 

55  members. 

Marshal,  J.  C.  Kaufifmann. 

Goddard  Lodge,  No.  383,  Coatesville,  Chester  County. 

Jesse  Shallcross,  W.  M. 

Samuel  Martin,  S.  W.  Caleb  Brown,  J.  W. 

40  members. 

Marshal,  H.  O.  Orris. 

Newport  Lodge,  No.  381,  Newport,  Perry  County. 

John  P.  Clark,  W.  M. 

Joshua  S.  Leiby,  S.  W.  Thomas  H.  Milligan,  J.  W. 

21  members. 

Marshal,  David  S.  Creswell. 

Pennsylvania  Lodge,  No.  380,  Philadelphia. 

Pehrson  B.  Calvert,  W.  M. 

Wm.  H.  McDonald,  S.  W.  John  McKinney,  J.  W. 

60  members. 

Turner  Cornet  Band  of  Egg  Harbor  City,  New  Jersey. 
Marshal,  George  E.  Wilson. 

Ionic  Lodge,  No.  94,  Camden,  New  Jersey. 

Josiah  Matlack,  W.  M. 

75  members. 

Marshal,  W.  B.  Reese. 

Lamberton  Lodge,  No.  371,  Thompson  town,  Juniata  County. 
Isaac  N.  Grubb,  W.  M. 

Jacob  T.  Emerick,  S.  W.  Martin  L.  Heller,  J.  W. 

20  members. 

Marshal,  Walter  G.  Wilson. 

Williamson  Lodge,  No.  369,  Philadelphia. 

Andrew  J.  Macarty,  W.  M. 

Daniel  W.  Slack,  S.  W.  Frank  E.  Townsend,  J.  W. 

175  members. 

EIGHTEENTH  MASONIC  DISTRICT. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  S.  C.  McCandless  and  Joseph  S.  George. 
Marshal,  John  H.  Stewart. 

Great  Western  Cornet  Band  of  Pittsburgh. 

Guyasuta  Lodge,  No.  513,  Temperanceville,  Alleghany  County. 

A.  H.  Weaver,  W.  M. 

E.  S.  Stephenson,  S.  W.  John  Mayhart,  J.  W. 


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Braddock  Field  Lodge,  No.  510,  of  Braddock’s  Field,  Alleghany  Co. 
John  H.  Cooper,  W.  M. 

Thomas  J.  Dowler,  S.  W.  Samuel  W.  Elliott,  J.  W. 

Germania  Lodge,  No.  509,  of  East  Birmingham,  Alleghany  County. 
Bernard  Welker,  W.  M. 

Jacob  Ulrich,  S.  W.  M.  A.  Arnholt,  J.  W. 

Dallas  Lodge,  No.  508,  of  Pittsburgh. 

John  D.  Reynolds,  W.  M. 

John  D.  Cherry,  S.  W.  John  A.  Wilson,  J.  W. 

Pollock  Lodge,  No.  502,  of  Tarentum,  Alleghany  County. 

John  Hunter,  W.  M. 

E.  C.  Miller,  S.  W.  R.  S.  P.  McCall,  J.  W. 

Lodge  No.  489,  of  Alleghany  City. 

Adam  Reineman,  W.  M. 

August  Straub,  S.  W.  Peter  Herdt,  J.  W. 

Pittsburgh  Lodge,  No.  484,  of  Pittsburgh. 

James  Brown,  W.  M. 

Geo.  Bailey,  S.  W.  John  Chislett,  J.  W. 

Sewickley  Lodge,  No.  4152,  of  Sewickley,  Alleghany  County. 

J.  L.  Keothen,  W.  M. 

J.  Sharp  McDonald,  S.  W.  J.  W.  F.  White,  J.  W. 

Zaradatha  Lodge,  No.  448,  of  Sharpsburg,  Alleghany  County. 
Andrew  G.  Williams,  W.  M. 

Peter  Keil,  Jr.,  S.  W.  Harlow  F.  Dunham,  J.  W. 

Stuckrath  Lodge,  No.  430,  of  Alleghany  City, 

Thomas  H.  McBride,  W.  M. 

Henry  J.  Horner,  S.  W.  E.  P.  Kerr,  J.  W. 

McCandless  Lodge,  No.  390,  of  Pittsburgh. 

Alliguippa  Lodge,  No.  375,  of  McKeesport,  Alleghany  County. 
Atlee  V.  Coale,  W.  M. 

John  F.  Davitt,  S.  W.  Wm.  P.  Wampler,  J.  W. 

Davage  Lodge,  No.  374,  of  Alleghany  City. 

Nathaniel  McClinton,  W.  M. 

Matthew  G.  Clark,  S,  W.  James  W.  Taylor,  J.  W. 

Hailman  Lodge,  No.  321,  of  East  Alleghany  County. 

Philip  H.  Laufman,  W.  M. 

Thomas  McConnell,  J.  W. 


A.  J.  Davis,  S.  W. 


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McKinley  Lodge,  No.  318,  of  Alleghany  City. 

John  H.  Mullen,  W.  M. 

Jos.  L.  Gaches,  S.  W.  Joseph  H.  Elton,  J.  W. 

Jefferson  Lodge,  No.  288,  of  Alleghany  City. 

Christian.  Dellenbach,  W.  M. 

Frederick  Helm,  S.  W.  Henry  Stockmann,  J.  W. 

Milnor  Lodge,  No.  287,  of  Pittsburgh. 

William  B.  Lupton,  W.  M. 

George  J.  Whitney,  S.  W.  Nathaniel  P.  Ramsey,  J.  W. 

Monongahela  Lodge,  No.  269,  of  Birmingham,  Alleghany  County. 
Carl  Ruhe,  W.  M. 

John  Wheeler,  S.  W.  James  Kerr,  Jr.,  J.  W. 

Washington  Lodge,  No.  253,  of  Pittsburgh. 

A.  G.  Lucas,  W.  M. 

T.  W.  McCune,  S.  W.  H.  Ross,  J.  W. 

Armstrong  Lodge,  No.  239,  of  Freeport,  Armstrong  County. 

S.  M.  Smith,  W.  M. 

R.  H.  Kiskaddon,  S.  W.  J.  B.  Way,  J.  W. 

Solomon’s  Lodge,  No.  231,  of  Pittsburgh. 

G.  W.  Backofen,W.  M. 

Henry  Knoebel,  S.  W.  John  Jahn,  J.  W. 

Alleghany  Lodge,  No.  223,  of  Alleghany  City. 

Thomas  Ward,  W.  M. 

A.  J.  Slaybaugh,  S.  W.  Wm.  T.  Johnson,  Jr.,  J.  W. 

Franklin  Lodge,  No.  221,  of  Pittsburgh. 

S.  A.  Cosgrave,  W.  M. 

W.  W.  Fullerton,  S.  W.  J.  Scott  Ward,  J.  W. 

St.  John’s  Lodge,  No.  219,  of  Pittsburgh. 

Joseph  S.  Lytle,  W.  M. 

George  T.  Oliver,  S.  W.  Adolph  H.  Booking,  J.  W. 

Lodge  No.  45,  of  Pittsburgh. 

Wm.  Paul,  Jr.,  W.  M. 

Wm.  Pore,  S.  W.  H.  C.  McCurdy,  J.  W. 

In  all,  nearly  500  members. 


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SEVENTEENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  Charles  Laing  and  Henry  Austin. 
Navy  Yard  Band. 

Marshal,  C.  Edwin  Wright. 

Corinthian  Lodge,  No.  368,  Philadelphia. 

Alfred  Smith,  W.  M. 

Charles  Cary,  S.  W.  Oliver  S.  Hemphill,  J.  W. 

100  members. 

Marshal,  John  G.  Seigler. 

Teutonia  Lodge,  No.  367,  Reading,  Berks  County. 

Peter  Barey,  W.  M. 

Ferdinand  Wesche,  S.  W.  Louis  W.  Willich,  J.  W. 

30  members. 

Oberkirsch  Band. 

Marshal,  Alex.  Reinstine. 

Humboldt  Lodge,  No.  359,  Philadelphia. 

Victor  Kalck,  W.  M. 

S.  W.  Goodman,  S.  W.  Solomon  Eicholz,  J.  W. 

73  members. 

Marshal,  Philip  Conrad. 

Mahanoy  City  Lodge,  No.  357,  Mahanoy  City,  Schuylkill  County. 
Samuel  Parmley,  W.  M. 

Eli  S.  Reinhold,  S.  W.  Thomas  L.  Hess,  J.  W. 

40  members. 

SIXTEENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  John  H.  Gardiner  and  Harry  R.  Clark. 
Marshal,  H.  R.  Fulton. 

Oxford  Lodge,  No.  353,  Oxford,  Chester  County. 
Alexander  H.  Ingram,  W.  M. 

David  D.  Kennedy,  S.  W.  John  F.  Dickey,  J.  W. 

75  members. 

Marshal,  H.  B.  Taylor. 

L.  H.  Scott  Lodge,  No.  35  2,  Chester,  Delaware  County. 

Hiram  Hathaway,  W.  M. 

Charles  A.  Story,  Jr.,  S.  W.  William  S.  Lamb,  J.  W. 

60  members. 

Marshal,  D.  H.  Cochran. 

Skerrett  Lodge,  No.  343,  Cochranville,  Chester  County. 

J.  Willis  Houston,  W.  M. 

J.  Agnew  Irwin,  S.  W.  Lewis  M.  Reynolds,  J.  W. 


54  members. 


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Marshal,  George  R.  Hooper. 

Thomson  Lodge,  No.  340,  East  Whiteland,  Chester  County. 
Phineas  Garrett,  W.  M. 

H.  Morgan  Ruth,  S.  W.  John  R.  Hoskins,  J.  W. 

70  members. 

Henry  M.  Phillips  Lodge,  No.  337,  of  Monongahela  City. 
Walter  C.  Craven,  W.  M. 

Jesse  C.  Taylor,  S.  W.  C.  W.  Hazzard,  J.  W. 

10  members. 

Marshal,  A.  J.  Fogel. 

Lehigh  Lodge,  No.  326,  of  Trexlertown,  Lehigh  County. 
Augustus  F.  Schick,  W.  M. 

Joel  T.  Hartzog,  S.  W.  A.  W.  Held,  J.  W. 

20  members. 

West  Chester  Cornet  Band. 

Marshal,  D.  N.  Sweeny. 

West  Chester  Lodge,  No.  322. 

George  F.  Smith,  W.  M. 

William  B.  Brinton,  S.  W.  William  H.  Morgan,  J.  W. 

60  members. 

FIFTEENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  George  W.  Kendrick  and  Jas.  D.  Keyser. 
Marshal,  Frederick  Haas. 

Warren  Lodge,  No.  310,  Trappe,  Montgomery  County. 
Franklin  March,  W.  M. 

William  R.  Rittenhouse,  S.  W.  Amos  G.  Coleman,  J.  W. 

40  members. 

Marshal,  Wm.  McClintock. 

Williamson  Lodge,  No.  309,  Downingtown,  Chester  County. 
John  Umsted,  W.  M. 

Jeremiah  T.  Carpenter,  S.  W.  George  S.  Smith,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

Marshal,  S.  B.  King. 

Eureka  Lodge,  No.  302,  Mechanicsburg,  Cumberland  County. 
Jacob  C.  Miller,  W.  M. 

Charles  G.  Loose,  S.  W.  C.  Clendenen,  J.  W. 

25  members. 


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Marshal,  Caleb  Hoopes. 

Geo.  W.  Bartram  Lodge,  No.  298,  Media,  Delaware  County. 
Geo.  W.  Ormsby,  W.  M. 

Win.  Cooper  Talley,  S.  W.  W.  T.  M.  Dickeson,  J.  W. 

40  members. 

Marshal,  Joseph  M.  Hill. 

Mitchell  Lodge,  No,  296,  Germantown,  Philadelphia. 

Amos  H.  Hall,  W.  M. 

John  R.  Fanshaw,  S.  W.  James  C.  Beckel,  J.  W. 

70  members. 

Reinhard’s  Newark  Band. 

Marshal,  Henry  L.  Sinexon. 

Melita  Lodge,  No.  295,  Philadelphia. 

Samuel  M.  Clement,  W.  M. 

James  I.  Wright,  S.  W.  Jacob  K.  Thompson,  J.  W. 

175  members. 

Marshal,  G.  W.  Helfrich. 

Ashland  Lodge,  No.  294,  Ashland,  Schuylkill  County. 

Henry  S.  Boner,  W.  M. 

Jacob  H.  Olhousen,  S.  W.  George  J.  Keiper,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

National  Cornet  Band  of  Frankford. 

Marshal,  Thaddeus  Stearne. 

Frankford  Lodge,  No.  292,  Philadelphia. 

Alfred  W.  Garsed,  W.  M. 

Edwin  S.  Cox,  S.  W.  John  Burns,  J.  W. 

175  members. 

Marshal,  D.  F.  Griffith. 

Columbia  Lodge,  No.  286,  Columbia,  Pennsylvania. 

Charles  A.  Fondersmith,  W.  M. 

Jacob  G.  Pence,  S.  W.  Peter  A.  Krodel,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

FOURTEENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals ,  R.  P.  Dechert  and  W.  H.  Strickland. 
Hassler’s  Band. 

Marshal,  E.  B.  Davis. 

Orient  Lodge,  No.  289,  Philadelphia. 

G.  H.  Griffith,  W.  M. 

Neal  McConaghy,  J.  W. 


John  Barr,  S.  W. 


200  members. 


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Bath  Brass  Band  of  Northampton  County. 

Marshal,  George  Bower. 

Porter  Lodge,  No.  284,  Catasauqua. 

Henry  Davis,  W.  M. 

George  McIntyre,  S.  W.  Thomas  J.  Leh,  J.  W. 

65  members. 

Marshal,  J.  R.  McFarland. 

Juniata  Lodge,  No.  282,  Hollidaysburg,  Blair  County. 

Henry  L.  Bunker,  W.  M. 

Isaac  F.  Beamer,  S.  W.  George  W.  Smith,  J.  W. 

30  members. 

Marshal,  Samuel  Bevan. 

Hamilton  Lodge,  No.  274,  Philadelphia. 

Benjamin  F.  Bitner,  W.  M. 

Francis  H.  Good,  S.  W.  Benjamin  Eiseman,  J.  W. 

125  members. 

Marshal,  Josiah  S.  Peirce. 

Cassia  Lodge,  No.  273,  Athensville,  Montgomery  County. 

S.  S.  Whiteman,  W.  M. 

T.  J.  Bevan,  S.  W.  J.  W.  Marshal,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

THIRTEENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  Harry  T.  Garsed. 

Marshal,  George  Wagner. 

Keystone  Lodge,  No.  271,  Philadelphia. 

Samuel  Davis,  W.  M. 

J.  Morton  Thomas,  S.  W.  William  Charlton,  J.  W. 

150  members. 

Marshal,  George  Power. 

Swatara  Lodge,  No.  267,  Tremont,  Schuylkill  County. 

Joseph  W.  Bird,  W.  M. 

L.  W.  Heil,  S.  W.  James  W.  Ziebach,  J.  W. 

27  members. 

Marshal,  A.  N.  Glatz. 

York  Lodge,  No.  266,  York,  York  County. 

Jacob  D.  Heiges,  W.  M. 

Martin  J.  Skinner,  S.  W.  Jeremiah  W.  Brickley,  J.  W. 

50  members. 


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TWELFTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  Peter  C.  Ellmaker  and  James  Morrell,  Jr. 
Orrstown  Lodge,  No.  262,  Orrstown,  Franklin  County. 

Samuel  Knisley,  W.  M. 

D.  L.  Powders,  S.  W.  A.  D.  Rebok,  J.  W. 

20  members. 

Andrew’s  Silver  Cornet  Band  of  Pottstown. 

Marshal,  Charles  Morris. 

.  Stichter  Lodge,  No.  254,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  County. 

M.  S.  Longaker,  W.  M. 

John  Scheetz,  S.  W.  Henry  W.  Potts,  J.  W. 

70  members. 

Marshal,  T.  P.  Miller. 

Doylestown  Lodge,  No.  245,  Doylestown,  Bucks  County. 

Henry  R.  Brooks,  W.  M. 

S.  C.  Ball,  S.  W.  T.  C.  Vaux,  J.  W. 

100  members. 

Kellyville  Cornet  Band,  of  Kellyville,  Delaware  County. 
Marshal,  John  Fountain. 

Chester  Lodge,  No.  236,  of  Chester,  Delaware  County. 

Lewis  W.  Govett,  W.  M. 

Thomas  W.  Mould,  S.  W.  James  Gartside,  J.  W. 

125  members. 

UNATTACHED  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  William  J.  Kelly. 

Delegates  from 

North  Star  Lodge,  No.  241,  Warren,  Warren  County. 
Marshal,  J.  W.  Waters. 

23  members. 

Marshal,  Daniel  Bradley. 

Providence  Lodge,  No.  632,  N.  Y. 

18  members. 

Marshal,  Franklin  B.  Weaver. 

St.  John’s  Lodge,  No.  435,  Reading. 

Reese  W.  Frescoln,  W.  M. 

Albert  Ritter,  S.  W.  Thomas  G.  Printz,  J.  W. 

25  members. 

Marshal,  W.  E.  Appleton. 

Union,  No.  5,  Middletown,  Delaware. 

J.  N.  Roberts,  W.  M. 

30  members. 

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ELEVENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  Geo.  V.  Delleker,  Wm.  B.  Hackenburg. 
Marshal,  Thomas  C.  Evans. 

Richmond  Lodge,  No.  230. 

John  E.  Christian,  W.  M. 

Wm.  D.  Compton,  S'.  W.  W.  C.  Mackinney,  J.  W. 

150  members. 

Second  Regiment  Band. 

Marshal,  John  S.  Stevens. 

Shekinah  Lodge,  No.  246,  Philadelphia. 

Alexander  H.  Newitt,  W.  M. 

Samuel  Williamson,  S.  W.  John  A.  Snyder,  J.  W. 

300  members. 

Marshal,  J.  C.  A.  Hoffeditz. 

Chandler  Lodge,  No.  227,  Reading,  Berks  County. 

George  W.  Phelps,  W.  M. 

William  S.  Ritter,  S.  W.  John  E.  Arthur,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

Marshal,  G.  Ward. 

Mount  Lebanon  Lodge,  No.  226,  Lebanon,  Lebanon  County. 
Jacob  Weidle,  Jr.,  W.  M. 

John  W.  Harbeson,  S.  W.  Aaron  F.  Siegrist,  J.  W. 

25  members. 

Marshal,  O.  C.  Bosbyshell. 

Pulaski  Lodge,  No.  216,  Pottsville,  Schuylkill. 

Levi  Huber,  W.  M. 

William  Kendrick,  S.  W.  Frederick  Fernsler,  J.  W. 

71  members. 

Keystone  Band. 

Marshal,  John  W.  Lee. 

Kensington  Lodge,  No.  21  i,  Philadelphia. 

Alfred  Clegg,  W.  M. 

G.  O.  Storrie,  S.  W.  Joseph  W.  Meyers,  J.  W. 

300  members. 

TENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  Peter  A.  B.  Widener  and  C.  L.  Wheeler. 
Marshal,  John  Slingluff. 

Charity  Lodge,  No.  190,  Norristown,  Montgomery  County. 
David  P.  White,  W.  M. 

John  C.  Richardson,  S.  W.  Abraham  S.  Hallman,  J.  W. 

100  members. 


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Marshal,  W.  B.  Thomas. 

Eastern  Star  Lodge,  No.  186,  Philadelphia. 

Charles  S.  Ulrich,  W.  M. 

Robert  F.  Kennedy,  S.  W.  - ,  J.  W. 

350  members. 

Marshal,  R.  F.  Heath. 

Merchantville  Lodge,  No.  119,  of  Merchantville,  New  Jersey. 

J.  Earl  Atkinson,  W.  M. 

40  members. 

NINTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  John  H.  Israel  and  W.  W.  Mayberry. 
Sixth  Regiment  Band  of  Camden,  New  Jersey. 

Marshal,  Harrison  G.  Clark. 

Meridian  Sun  Lodge,  No.  158,  Philadelphia. 

Michael  Kelley,  W.  M. 

Thomas  R.  Davis,  S.  W.  William  L.  Turner,  J.  W. 

350  members. 

Marshal,  William  R.  Hess. 

Integrity  Lodge,  No.  187,  Philadelphia. 

Kennard  H.  Jones,  W.  M. 

Alfred  A.  Gilbert,  S.  W.  George  A.  Schafer,  J.  W. 

200  members. 

Marshal,  S.  Clay  Miller. 

Washington  Lodge,  No.  156,  Drumore  Centre,  Lancaster  County. 
Henry  M.  Zook,  W.  M. 

Henry  Lefever,  S.  W.  Benj.  F.  Johnson,  J.  W. 

36  members. 

EIGHTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  William  C.  Hamilton. 

Marshal,  William  D.  Kendrick. 

Doric  Lodge,  No.  280,  New  York  City. 

William  Frederick  Cassatt,  W.  M. 

60  members. 

Washington  Cornet  Band  of  Wilmington,  Delaware. 
Marshal,  Jacob  Conrad. 

Mount  Moriah  Lodge,  No.  155,  Philadelphia. 

David  W.  Heppard,  W.  M. 

William  F.  McCully,  S.  W.  Robert  W.  Skinner,  J.  W. 

250  members. 


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Norfolk  Lodge,  No.  i,  Virginia. 

John  Walters,  W.  M. 

13  members. 

SEVENTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal ,  David  P.  Weaver. 

Coates’  Cornet  Band  of  Easton. 

Marshal,  George  C.  Bebler. 

Easton  Lodge,  No.  152,  Easton,  Northampton  County. 
Theodore  Oliver,  W.  M. 

George  P.  Wright,  S.  W.  Frederick  Hill,  J.  W. 

80  members. 

Marshal,  Samuel  Given. 

Roxborough  Lodge,  No.  135,  Philadelphia. 

Samuel  Thornton,  W.  M. 

Joseph  S.  Beaumont,  S.  W.  John  H.  Levering,  J.  W. 

no  members. 

Liberty  Cornet  Band  of  Philadelphia. 

Marshal,  S.  B.  Wylie  Mitchell. 

Franklin  Lodge,  No.  134,  Philadelphia. 

David  B.  Taylor,  W.  M. 

Clement  Tingley,  S.  W.  Charles  T.  Baroux,  Jr.,  J.  W. 

xoo  members. 

Marshal,  W.  T.  Frohock. 

Industry  Lodge,  No.  13 i,  Philadelphia. 

John  E.  Squires,  W.M  . 

Joseph  A.  Loutey,  S.  W.  Asher  S.  McCully,  J.  W. 

125  members. 

SIXTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  Henry  C.  Parsons  and  James  L.  Selfridge. 
Marshal,  Charles  L.  Pascal. 

Phcenix  Lodge,  No.  130,  Philadelphia. 

Horace  A.  Reeves,  W.  M. 

John  Dickerson,  S.  W.  Robert  Arthur,  J.  W. 

200  members. 

Marshal,  James  H.  Connell. 

Rising  Star  Lodge,  No.  126,  Philadelphia. 

E.  C.  Mitchell,  W.  M. 


J.  Y.  Huber,  S.  W. 


125  members. 


W.  T.  Reynolds,  J.  W. 


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Marshal,  John  F.  Ballier. 

Hermann  Lodge,  No.  125,  Philadelphia. 

August  C.  Keidel,  W.  M. 

Henry  Kunzig,  S.  W.  Rudolph  Dauber,  J.  W. 

200  members. 

Marshal,  Richard  M.  Newman. 

Union  Lodge,  No.  121,  Philadelphia. 

Samuel  W.  Wray,  W.  M. 

Oscar  R.  Meyers,  S.  W.  T.  C.  Stellwagen,  J.  W. 

100  members. 

FIFTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  James  F.  Neall  and  Samuel  F.  Butler. 
City  Cornet  Band. 

Marshal,  H.  G.  Sickel. 

St.  John’s  Lodge,  No.  115,  Philadelphia. 

Theodore  H.  Woodward,  W.  M. 

William  H.  Pool,  S.  W.  Gilbert  L.  Lentz,  J.  W. 

160  members. 

Marshal,  John  Krider. 

Solomon  Lodge,  No.  114,  Philadelphia. 

Joseph  H.  Weston,  W.  M. 

Amor  S.  Redstreake,  S.  W.  B.  F.  Abbott,  J.  W. 

150  members. 

Marshal,  Marcus  Katz. 

Columbia  Lodge,  No.  91,  Philadelphia. 

George  W.  Seeler,  W.  M. 

Jno.  D.  Hahn,  S.  W.  George  W.  Jenkins,  J.  W. 

175  members. 

Marshal,  J.  D.  Miles. 

Hiram  Lodge,  No.  81,  Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia. 

W.  M.  Johnson,  W.  M. 

J.  L.  Gold,  S.  W.  F.  J.  Hibberd,  J.  W. 

100  members. 

FOURTH  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  Godfrey  Keebler. 

Phoenixville  Band. 

Marshal,  Joseph  Dobson. 

Phcenix  Lodge,  No.  75,  Phoenixville,  Chester  County. 

W.  H.  Clegg,  W.  M. 

V.  N.  Shaffer,  S.  W.  J.  H.  Binder,  J.  W. 

100  members. 


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Marshal,  Frederick  F.  Fisher. 

Philadelphia  Lodge,  No.  72,  Philadelphia. 

James  H.  Windrim,  W.  M. 

P.  A.  Davis,  Jr.,  S.  W.  A.  C.  Bryson,  J.  W. 

200  members. 

Marshal,  Jacob  B.  Geisenhofer. 

Lafayette  Lodge,  No.  71,  Philadelphia. 

W.  B.  Landon,  W.  M. 

W.  Campbell,  S.  W.  L.  Rheinstrom,  J.  W. 

150  members. 

Marshal,  John  T.  Riblett. 

Concordia  Lodge,  No.  67,  Philadelphia. 

Mordecai  D.  Evans,  W.  M. 

Amos  Hansell,  S.  W.  Clifford  P.  MacCalla,  J.  W. 

100  members. 

Marshal,  T.  P.  Neller. 

Lodge  No.  62,  Reading,  Berks  County. 

John  F.  Witman,  W.  M. 

William  Clewell,  S.  W.  Thomas  E.  Weber,  J.  W. 

60  members. 

Marshal,  Joseph  Thistwell. 

Lodge  No.  61,  Wilkesbarre,  Luzerne  County. 

Hendrick  B.  Wright,  W.  M. 

W.  L.  Stewart,  S.  W.  Daniel  Metzgar,  J.  W. 

60  members. 

THIRD  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  William  C.  Ward. 

Fairmount  Park  Band. 

Marshal,  J.  T.  Pratt. 

Washington  Lodge,  No.  59,  Philadelphia. 

William  H.  List,  W.  M. 

Philip  W.  Crawford,  S.  W.  William  Turner,  J.  W. 

300  members. 

Marshal,  C.  B.  Andress. 

Harmony  Lodge,  No.  52,  Philadelphia. 

W.  H.  Dickson,  W.  M. 

George  E.  Wagner,  S.  W.  Edward  T.  Steele,  J.  W. 


144  members. 


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Marshal,  W.  J.  Barr. 

Lodge  No.  51,  Philadelphia. 

Charles  Hart,  W.  M. 

Wm.  F.  Griffitts,  Jr.,  S.  W.  J.  H.  Taylor,  J.  W. 

90  members. 

Clemens’  Cornet  Band  of  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

Marshal,  J.  M.  Westhoeffer. 

Lodge  No.  43,  Lancaster,  Lancaster  County. 

Jeremiah  Rohrer,  W.  M. 

B.  F.  Brenneman,  S.  W.  J.  B.  Strine,  J.  W. 

130  members. 

SECOND  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  A.  N.  Batten  and  R.  R.  Campion. 
Marshal,  William  Kinsey. 

Bristol  Lodge,  No.  25,  Bucks  County. 

E.  Wildman,  W.  M. 

J.  G.  Vandegrift,  S.  W.  R.  H.  Morris,  J.  W. 

75  members. 

Marshal,  Edwin  Curzon. 

Perseverance  Lodge,  No.  21,  Harrisburg,  Dauphin  County. 

S.  D.  Ingram,  W.  M. 

W.  H.  Smith,  S.  W.  H.  B.  Mitchell,  J.  W. 

50  members. 

Marshals,  A.  H.  Reynolds  and  John  K.  Murphy. 
Montgomery  Lodge,  No.  19,  Philadelphia. 

W.  A.  Sinn,  W.  M. 

W.  H.  Gardiner,  S.  W.  E.  S.  Wykoff,  J.  W. 

225  members. 

Marshal,  W.  H.  Thorp. 

Lodge  No.  9,  Philadelphia. 

Samuel  Whittle,  W.  M. 

William  Emsley,  S.  W.  Charles  Reichner,  J.  W. 

125  members. 

Kensington  Operatic  Band. 

Marshal,  W.  J.  McMullen. 

Lodge  No.  3,  Philadelphia. 

George  Megee,  Jr.,  W.  M. 

Philip  A.  Allen,  S.  W.  Nathan  Hatfield,  J.  W. 


175  members. 


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FIRST  DIVISION. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshal,  Hibbert  P.  John. 

Marshal,  T.  F.  B.  Tapper. 

Lodge  No.  2,  Philadelphia. 

Horace  G.  O.  Ramborger,  W.  M. 

Jesse  B.  Kimes,  S.  W.  T.  W.  Ayres,  J.  W. 

150  members. 

Marshal,  C.  J.  Brady. 

St.  John’s  Lodge,  No.  i,  New  York  City. 

Samuel  C.  Lownes,  W.  M. 

100  members. 

RIGHT  WORSHIPFUL  GRAND  LODGE  OF  PENNSYLVANIA. 

Assistant  Grand  Marshals,  John  F.  Hartranft,  William  S.  Stokley, 
and  Charles  H.  Kingston. 

Marine  Band  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

GRAND  TYLER. 

W.  Bro.  Charles  Schnider. 

Library  Committee. 

Almoners  of  the  Grand  Lodge  Charity  Fund. 
Stewards  of  the  Stephen  Girard  Charity  Fund. 
Trustees  of  the  Building  Fund. 

Trustees  of  the  Grand  Lodge  Charity  Fund. 

Trustees  of  the  Girard  Bequest. 

Architect. 

Members  of  the  Building  Committee. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  ALABAMA. 

Bro.  Daniel  Sayre,  R.  W.  G.  Secretary. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  ARKANSAS. 

Bro.  R.  L.  Dodge,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  CANADA. 

Bro.  Wm.  M.  Wilson,  M.  W.  G.  Master. 


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GRAND  LODGE  OF  CONNECTICUT. 

Bro.  Luke  A.  Lockwood,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Bro.  Wm.  Wallace  Lee,  R.  W.  Deputy  G.  M. 

J.  L.  Devotion,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  J.  K.  Wheeler,  R.  W.  G.  Secretary. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  DELAWARE. 

Bro.  J.  Collins  McCabe,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Bro.  C.  J.  Hall,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M. 

John  F.  Dent,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  Samuel  R.  Lawson,  R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 
Thos.  Holt,  R.  W.  G.  Treas.  J.  P.  Allmond,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA. 

Bro.  Charles  F.  Stansbury,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Bro.  J.  B.  Gibbs,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M. 

J.  L.  Johnson,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  Louis  B.  Wine,  R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  FLORIDA. 

T.  W.  Carter,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  Dewitt  C.  Dawkins,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  INDIANA. 

Bro.  Frank  S.  Deval,  R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  IOWA. 

Chas.  S.  Streeper,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  E.  M.  Laws,  R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 

Bro.  Theodore  Sutton  Parvin,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  KANSAS. 

Bro.  John  H.  Brown,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  ILLINOIS. 

Bro.  Dewitt  C.  Cregier,  R.  W.  Past  G.  M. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  MARYLAND. 

Bro.  John  H.  B.  Latrobe,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Bro.  Francis  Burns,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M. 

L.  A.  C.  Gerry,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  W.  A.  Cunningham, R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 
W.  Abraham,  R.  W.  G.  Treas.  J.  H.  Medairy,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  MASSACHUSETTS. 

Bro.  Sereno  D.  Nickerson,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Bro.  Percival  L.  Everett,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M. 

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Henry  Endicott,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  Joseph  K.  Baker,  R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 
John  McClellan,  R.  W.  G.  Treas.  Charles  H.  Titus,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  MISSISSIPPI. 

Bro.  J.  L.  Power,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Bro.  John  J.  Bell,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  NEW  JERSEY. 

Bro.  W.  E.  Pine,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Bro.  Wm.  A.  Pembroke,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M. 

James  V.  Bently,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  John  W.  Newlin,  R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 
Bro.  William  D.  Rutan,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  NEW  YORK. 

Bro.  Elwood  E.  Thorne,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M. 

E.  L.  Judson,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  James  W.  Husted,  R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 
John  W.  Simons,  R.  W.  G.  Treas.  James  M.  Austin,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 
Bro.  James  Jenkinson,  P.  Grand  Master. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Bro.  John  Nichols,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Bro.  D.  W.  Bain,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  NOVA  SCOTIA. 

Bro.  William  Taylor,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M. 

Bro.  John  W.  Ruhland,  R.  W.  G.  Treas. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  OHIO. 

Bro.  Asa  H.  Battin,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Samuel  Wardle,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W.  John  D.  Caldwell,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  RHODE  ISLAND. 

Bro.  N.  Van  Slyck,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

J.  H.  Armington,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M.  Charles  R.  Cutter,  R.  W.  J.  G.  W. 
Gardner  T.  Swarts,  R.  W.  G.  Treas.  Edwin  Baker,  R.  W.  G.  Sec. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Bro.  T.  H.  Logan,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

Bro.  Hugh  Stirling,  R.  W.  S.  G.  W. 


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GRAND  LODGE  OF  WISCONSIN. 
Bro.  R.  De  Los  Pulford,  M.  W.  G.  M. 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  IRELAND. 
Bro.  Livesey  F.  T.  Maberly,  Representative. 
District  Deputy  Grand  Masters. 

GRAND  PURSUIVANT. 

Bro.  Horace  Fritz. 


GRAND  STEWARDS. 

Bro.  John  Lawshe,  Bro.  Andrew  J.  Kauffman. 

SENIOR  GRAND  DEACON.  JUNIOR  GRAND  DEACON. 

Bro.  Samuel  B.  Dick.  Bro.  Frank  H.  Getchell. 


GRAND  CHAPLAINS. 


R.  W.  GRAND  TREASURER. 
Bro.  Thomas  Brown. 

R.  W.  SENIOR  G.  WARDEN. 
Bro.  Robert  Clark. 


R.  W.  GRAND  SECRETARY. 
Bro.  John  Thomson. 

R.  W.  JUNIOR  G.  WARDEN. 
Bro.  James  M.  Porter. 


R.  W.  DEPUTY  GRAND  MASTER. 
Bro.  Alfred  R.  Potter. 


R.  W.  GRAND  MASTER. 
Bro.  Samuel  C.  Perkins. 


GRAND  SWORD-BEARER. 
Bro.  William  H.  Hooper. 


Dedication. 

N  entering  the  Temple,  the  band  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  turned  to  the  left,  and  took  position  on 
the  first  flight  of  the  main  staircase,  and  played 
at  intervals  while  the  Lodges  passed  through 
the  lower  hall. 

The  Grand  Officers,  and  Officers  of  sister 
Grand  Lodges,  with  the  members  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  turned  to  the  right  and  ascended  the 
main  staircase.  On  reaching  the  head  of  the  grand  staircase,  the 
Grand  Officers  proceeded  to  the  Renaissance  room,  accompanied 
by  the  Officers  of  sister  Grand  Lodges. 

The  Grand  Tyler  stationed  himself  at  the  doorway  to  the  lobby 
of  the  Corinthian  room. 

The  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters  took  position  in  the  cor¬ 
ridor,  immediately  outside  the  door  to  the  lobby  of  the  Corin¬ 
thian  room,  and  assisted  the  Grand  Tyler  in  vouching.  After 
the  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  had  all  been  vouched  for  and 
admitted,  the  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters  joined  the  Grand 
Officers  in  the  Renaissance  room. 

The  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  turned  to  the  left,  and 
being  properly  vouched  for  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Grand 
Tyler,  entered  the  Corinthian  room,  and  took  the  positions 
assigned  them  by  the  Grand  Marshal  and  his  assistants. 

Such  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  as  were  not  promptly 

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vouched  for,  proceeded  at  once ,  and  without  question  or  delay ,  to 
the  left  around  the  balustrade  of  the  stair-hall  to  the  anteroom 
in  the  main  tower,  till  a  proper  voucher  was  had,  when  they 
were  admitted  to  the  Corinthian  room. 

The  orchestra  and  vocalists  were  in  their  proper  places  upon 
the  platform  appropriated  to  their  use,  before  the  members  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  entered. 

As  the  procession  entered  the  Corinthian  room,  and  while 
the  brethren  were  being  assigned  their  positions  by  the  Grand 
Marshal  and  his  assistants,  the  orchestra  played  an  appro¬ 
priate  piece  of  music. 

When  the  brethren  were  all  in  their  places,  the  Grand  Marshal 
formed  the  Grand  Officers,  and  Officers  of  sister  Grand  Lodges, 
left  in  front,  in  the  Renaissance  room,  and  they  proceeded  to  the 
Corinthian  room. 

As  the  procession  reached  the  entrance  to  the  lobby,  the 
orchestra  commenced  a  Grand  March. 

When  the  left  of  the  procession  reached  the  centre  of  the 
room,  the  Grand  Marshal  commanded,  Halt !  Open  order,  inward 
face. 

The  Grand  Master,  preceded  by  the  Grand  Sword-Bearer,  and 
followed  by  the  other  Grand  Officers  and  Officers  of  sister  Grand 
Lodges,  in  reverse  order,  then  passed  through  the  ranks,  and  all 
took  position  on  the  platform  in  the  east,  and  the  orchestra 
ceased  playing. 

The  Grand  Marshal  advanced  in  front  of  the  altar,  and  pro¬ 
claimed,  Silence !  Silence  ! !  Silence ! ! ! 


Psalm  cxxii.  i,  2,  6,  7,  8. 

I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  gates,  O  Jerusalem. 

Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem :  they  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and  prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 

For  my  brethren  and  companions’  sakes,  I  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within 
thee. 

The  Grand  Marshal  then  made  proclamation  of  the  R.  W. 
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“  By  virtue  of  the  authority  in/rne  ..vested,  I  hereby  proclaim  Bro. 
Samuel  C.  Perkins,  Right  Worshipful ''Graft'd  Master  of  the  most  ancient 
and  honorable  fraternity  of  Free  aiad  Accepted  Masons  of  Pennsylvania 
and  Masonic  jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging.” 

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Proclamation  was  made  by  the  Grand  Marshal  of  the  R.  W.. 
Deputy  Grand  Master. 

“By  virtue  of  the  authority  in  me  vested,  I  hereby  proclaim  Bro. 
Alfred  R.  Potter,  Right  Worshipful  Deputy  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  and  Masonic  jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging.” 

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Proclamation  was  made  by  the  Grand  Marshal  of  the  R.  W. 
Senior  Grand  Warden. 

“  By  virtue  of  the  authority  in  me  vested,  I  hereby  proclaim  Bro. 
Robert  Clark,  Right  Worshipful  Senior  Grand  Warden  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  and  Masonic  jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging.” 

Proclamation  was  made  by  fhe  Grand  Marshal  of  the  R.  W. 
Junior  Grand  Warden. 

“By  virtue  of  the  authority  in  me  vested,  I  hereby  proclaim  Bro. 
James  M.  Porter,  Right  Worshipful  Junior  Grand  Warden  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  and  Masonic  jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging.” 


Proclamation  was  made  by  the  Grand  Marshal  of  the  R.  W. 
Grand  Treasurer. 

“  By  virtue  of  the  authority  in  me  vested,  I  hereby  proclaim  Bro. 
Thomas  Brown,  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Treasurer  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Pennsylvania  and  Masonic  jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging.” 

Proclamation  was  made  by  the  Grand  Marshal  of  the  R.  W. 
Grand  Secretary. 

“  By  virtue  of  the  authority  in  me  vested,  I  hereby  proclaim  Bro. 
John  Thomson,  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Pennsylvania  and  Masonic  jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging.” 


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The  procession  of  Grand  Officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania  was  then  formed  by  the  Grand  Marshal. 

Instrumental  music,  while  the  procession  moved  three  times 
around  the  room. 

The  Grand  Stewards  then  placed  the  Lodge,  with  the  vessels 
of  corn ,  wine,  and  oil  upon  it,  in  the  centre  of  the  room,  and 
covered  it. 

The  Grand  Master  took  the  Oriental  Chair,  and  the  Grand 
Officers  their  respective  stations  and  places. 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  opened  in  ample  form. 

Prayer,  Bro.  Rev.  J.  J.  Mcllyar,  Grand  Chaplain. 


Psalm  cxxvii.  1. 


Except  the  Lord  build  the  house,  they  labor  in  vain  that  build  it. 

The  Chairman  of  the  sub-Committee  on  Plans,  Estimates,  and 
Materials,  of  the  Building  Committee,  Bro.  Henry  J.  White,  then 
advanced  with  the  Architect,  in  front  of  the  station  of  the  Grand 
Master,  and  addressed  him  as  follows  : 

“  R.  IV.  Grand  Master  :  Let  me  present  to  you  Bro.  James  H.  Win- 
drim,  who  has  completed  the  labors  confided  to  his  care,  and  now 
desires  to  surrender  the  implements  entrusted  to  him  when  the  corner¬ 
stone  was  laid,  and  to  return  the  designs  furnished  him  from  the  tres¬ 
tle-board,  and  which  he  has  faithfully  carried  out  to  the  entire  satisfac¬ 
tion  of  the  Building  Committee.” 

The  Architect  then  addressed  the  Grand  Master  as  follows : 

“  R.  W.  Grand  Master:  Thanking  you  for  the  honor  conferred 
when  I  was  chosen  to  be  the  Architect  of  this  New  Masonic  Temple,  I 
have  respectfully  to  inform  you,  that  the  work  is  now  completed,  and 
to  return  to  you  the  implements  entrusted  to  me  when  the  corner-stone 
was  laid,  and  to  express  the  hope  that  the  designs  upon  the  trestle-board 
which  have  been  furnished  to  me  from  time  to  time,  will  be  found  to 
have  been  faithfully  carried  out.” 

The  Grand  Master  then  addressed  the  Architect  as  follows : 

‘  ‘  Bro.  Jai7ies  H.  Windi-im  :  Let  me  congratulate  you,  my  brother, 
upon  the  successful  completion  of  your  arduous  labors,  and  to  assure 
you  of  the  entire  approval  of  the  Grand  Master  of  the  manner  in  which 
you  have  executed  the  important  trust  confided  to  you ;  and  to  thank 


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you,  in  the  name  and  on  behalf  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania,  and  the  Craft  throughout  this  jurisdiction,  for  the  skill,  indus¬ 
try,  and  fidelity  which  you  have  displayed  during  the  entire  progress  of 
the  erection  of  this  noble  Temple.” 


Psalm  cxxxiii. 


Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell  together  in 
unity  ! 

It  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head,  that  ran  down  upon  the 
beard,  even  Aaron’s  beard  ;  that  went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garments  ; 

As  the  dew  of  Hermon,  and  as  the  dew  that  descended  upon  the  moun¬ 
tains  of  Zion :  for  there  the  Lord  commanded  the  blessing,  even  life  for 
evermore. 

An  address  was  then  delivered  by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master. 


SONS  OF  ART. 


O  !  sons  of  art,  man’s  dignity  to  you  is  given  ; 

Preserve  it  man’s :  it  falls  with  you,  with  you  ascends  to  heaven  ! 
The  hallowed  themes 
Of  Magian  dreams 
Founded  in  wisdom’s  vast  creation, 

Gliding  like  rivers,  find  their  ocean, 

That  great  harmonious  plan. 

Eternal  truth,  though  oft  rejected, 

Exists  not  ever  unprotected: 

She  finds  a  refuge  with  the  tuneful  throng. 

She  there  appears  in  all  her  glory  — 

Mighty  when  veiled  in  mystic  story. 

She  wakes  the  lay  of  lofty  voices, 

And  over  all  her  foes  rejoices, 

Her  vengeance  flashing  peals  in  song. 

To  your  free  mother  homage  render; 

Boldly  to  gain  her  height  aspire  ; 

Enthroned  she  dwells  in  radiant  splendor, 

No  other  crown  than  her’s  desire. 

While  you  her  thousand  paths  are  tracing, 

Press  onward,  keeping  truth  in  sight; 

Come  all  together,  stand  embracing, 

Before  the  throne  where  paths  unite. 


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The  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  then  said  : 

“  R.  W.  Grand  Master :  It  is  the  desire  of  the  Fraternity  to  have  this 
New  Masonic  Temple  dedicated  to  Freemasonry,  according  to  ancient 
usage  and  custom.” 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Master  then  directed  the  Grand  Officers  to 
assist  in  the  ceremony,  and  the  Grand  Stewards  to  uncover  the 
Lodge,  and  illume  the  lesser  lights. 

There  was  instrumental  music  while  the  Grand  Stewards  were 
attending  to  this  duty. 

The  procession  of  Grand  Officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania  was  formed  by  the  Grand  Marshal. 

Vocal  music,  with  accompaniment,  while  the  first  procession 
was  made  three  times  around  the  Lodge. 

Psalm  cxxxii.  15. 

I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision  :  I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

When  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master  arrived  at  the  East,  the  pro¬ 
cession  halted. 

The  following 

{foimcratioit 

Was  then  made  by  Bro.  Rev.  John  Chambers,  D.D.,  Grand 
Chaplain : 

“Almighty,  Eternal,  and  loving  God,  the  Supreme  Ruler  of  the 
Universe,  the  Divine  Architect  of  all  things,  we  come  into  Thy  gra¬ 
cious  presence  in  the  way  which  Thou  hast  appointed.  We  call  upon 
our  souls,  and  all  that  is  within  us,  to  be  stirred  up,  to  adore  and  mag¬ 
nify  Thy  great  and  holy  Name.  We  thank  Thee,  that  our  lives  and 
health  have  been  continued  unto  us,  and  that  we  are  allowed  to  meet 
each  other  on  this  solemn  and  important  occasion,  to  dedicate  this 
magnificent  Masonic  Temple  to  the  glory  and  honor  of  the  one  living, 
true,  and  eternal  Jehovah.  Here,  may  Thy  Name  ever  be  honored. 
Here,  may  good  and  true  men,  only,  be  added  to  the  sacred  Frater¬ 
nity  ;  each,  in  his  place,  following  the  landmarks  so  beautifully  laid 
down  in  Thy  blessed  Word  ;  each,  with  plummet-exactness,  standing 
erect  before  all  men  —  ever  square  in  their  actions  by  the  word  of 
truth,  as  revealed  to  man  in  the  Holy  Bible,  and  never  failing  to 
circumscribe  their  words  and  deeds  towards  God  and  man. 

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“  Bless,  we  implore  Thee,  the  Grand  Officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  the  Grand  Officers  of  all  the  Grand  Lodges 
represented  here,  on  this  grand  occasion ;  and  mercifully  bestow 
Thy  gracious  benedictions  upon  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  from  the 
rising  to  the  setting  sun,  and  from  the  rivers  unto,  the  ends  of  the 
earth. 

“  Suffer  not,  we  beseech  Thee,  thou  God  of  mercy,  that  the  Masonic 
ear  should  ever  become  deaf  to  the  cry  of  the  distressed ;  nor,  that  the 
Masonic  hand  should  ever  be  closed  when  needy  brethren  ask  for  help. 
So  influence  the  hearts  of  the  universal  Brotherhood,  that  the  widow 
and  the  fatherless  in  their  distress  shall  never  plead  in  vain. 

“  O,  thou  Father  of  all  good,  grant  that  all  who  may  be  chosen  to 
rule  over  this  Grand  Lodge  be  good  men  and  true,  and  ever  under  the 
special  guidance  of  Thy  divine  wisdom.  Within  the  walls  of  this  Tem¬ 
ple,  now  being  dedicated  to  Thy  honor  and  glory,  let  there  be  but  one 
heart  and  one  mind  in  their  love  and  obedience  to  Thee,  thou  Lord 
of  heaven  and  earth ;  and  when  our  work  on  earth  is  done,  and  well 
done,  then,  by  Thy  gracious  favor,  bid  us  ‘  Welcome  ’  to  the  Temple 
not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens,  to  dwell  with  Thee  for¬ 
ever.  Let  not  one  be  missing,  we  implore  Thee  for  Thy  Name’s  sake. 
Amen.” 

Response  by  the  brethren. 


“  Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace,  good-will  towards  men.” 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Master  then  said : 

“  In  the  name  of  the  supreme  and  eternal  God,  the  Grand  Architect 
of  heaven  and  earth,  to  whom  be  all  honor  and  glory,  I  dedicate  this 
Temple  to 

mmmumT:' 

Bro.  Rev.  George  Maclaughlin,  Grand  Chaplain,  then  strewed 
corn  over  the  Lodge ;  and  the  grand  honors  were  given. 

Vocal  music,  with  accompaniment,  while  the  second  proces¬ 
sion  was  made  three  times  around  the  Lodge. 

Psalm  xv.  i,  2,  3,  4,  5. 

Lord,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  ?  who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill  ? 

He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteousness,  and  speaketh  the 
truth  in  his  heart. 


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He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his  tongue,  nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neighbor,  nor 
taketh  up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbor. 

In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  contemned ;  but  he  honoreth  them  that  fear 
the  Lord. 

He  that  doeth  these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 

When  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master  arrived  at  the  East,  the  pro¬ 
cession  halted. 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Master  then  said : 

“  In  the  name  of  the  supreme  and  eternal  God,  the  Grand  Architect 
of  heaven  and  earth,  to  whom  be  all  honor  and  glory,  I  dedicate  this 
Temple  to 

km  sotxgb.” 

Bro.  Rev.  Thomas  S.  Johnston,  D.D.,  Grand  Chaplain,  then 
sprinkled  wine  upon  the  Lodge ;  and  the  grand  honors  were  given. 

Vocal  music,  with  accompaniment,  while  the  third  procession 
was  made  three  times  around  the  Lodge. 

Psalm  xli.  1,  2. 

Blessed  is  he  that  considereth  the  poor :  the  Lord  will  deliver  him  in  time 
of  trouble. 

The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and  keep  him  alive ;  and  he  shall  be  blessed 
upon  the  earth  :  and  thou  wilt  not  deliver  him  unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 

When  the  R.  W.  Grand  Master  arrived  at  the  East,  the  proces¬ 
sion  halted. 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Master  then  said : 

“  In  the  name  of  the  supreme  and  eternal  God,  the  Grand  Architect 
of  heaven  and  earth,  to  whom  be  all  honor  and  glory,  I  dedicate  this 
Temple  to 

Bro.  Rev.  Henry  S.  Getz,  Grand  Chaplain,  then  poured  oil 
upon  the  Lodge  ;  and  the  grand  honors  were  given. 

Psalm  civ.  15,  1. 

Wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man,  and  oil  to  make  his  face  to 
shine,  and  bread  which  strengtheneth  man’s  heart. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 


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The  R.  W.  Grand  Master  returned  to  the  Oriental  Chair,  and 
the  Grand  Officers  resumed  their  stations  and  places. 

The  following 


Was  then  made  by  Bro.  Rev.  Leighton  Coleman,  Grand  Chaplain. 

O  Lord  God,  there  is  no  god  like  unto  Thee,  in  heaven  above,  or 
in  the  earth  beneath,  who  keepest  covenant  and  mercy  with  Thy  ser¬ 
vants,  who  walk  before  Thee  with  all  their  hearts. 

Let  all  the  people  of  the  earth  know  that  the  Lord  is  God ;  and 
that  there  is  none  else.  Let  all  the  people  of  the  earth  know  Thy 
name,  and  fear  Thee. 

Let  all  the  people  know  that  this  house  is  built  and  consecrated  to 
Thy  name. 

But  will  God,  indeed,  dwell  on  the  earth  ?  Behold,  the  heaven  and 
heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain  Thee ;  how  much  less  this  house  that 
we  have  built  ? 

Yet  have  Thou  respect  unto  the  prayer  of  Thy  servant,  and  to  his 
supplication,  O  Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to  the 
prayer  of  Thy  servant  and.  Thy  people. 

That  Thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward  this  house  night  and  day,  even 
toward  the  place  consecrated  to  Thy  name. 

And  hearken  Thou  to  the  supplication  of  Thy  servant  and  of  Thy 
people;  and  hear  Thou  in  heaven,  Thy  dwelling-place;  and  when 
Thou  hearest,  forgive. 

For  they  be  Thy  people,  and  Thine  inheritance.  For  Thou  didst 
separate  them  from  among  all  the  people  of  the  earth,  to  be  Thine 
inheritance. 

Response  by  the  brethren. 


tVat  Ijfttsic 


“  The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  his  mercy  endureth  forever.” 


Was  then  invoked  by  Bro.  Rev.  William  Suddards,  D.D.,  Grand 
Chaplain. 

“  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  that  hath  given  rest  unto  His  people.  The 


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Lord  our  God  be  with  us,  as  He  was  with  our  fathers.  Let  Him  not 
leave  us  nor  forsake  us :  That  He  may  incline  our  hearts  unto  Him,  to 
walk  in  all  His  ways,  and  to  keep  His  commandments,  and  His  statutes, 
and  His  judgments,  which  He  hath  commanded.” 


jj{usit,  m\l\  ^rforojiaimiwnt* 

Psalm  cxxxvi.  1,  7,  8,  9,  23,  24,  26. 

O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord ;  for  he  is  good :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for¬ 
ever. 

To  him  that  made  great  lights :  for  his  mercy  endureth  forever  : 

The  sun  to  rule  by  day  :  for  his  mercy  endureth  forever : 

The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night :  for  his  mercy  endureth  forever. 
Who  remembered  us  in  our  low  estate :  for  his  mercy  endureth  forever : 
And  hath  redeemed  us  from  our  enemies :  for  his  mercy  endureth  forever. 
O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  heaven :  for  his  mercy  endureth  forever. 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Master  then  directed  the  Grand  Stewards  to 
cover  the  Lodge,  and  there  was  instrumental  music  while  the 
Grand  Stewards  were  attending  to  this  duty. 

Right  Worshipful  Past  Grand  Master  Bro.  Robert  A. 
Lamberton  then  delivered  the  following 


Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master  and  Brethren  :  — By  a  usage 
which  is  so  time-honored  as  to  have  attained  the  force  of  law,  the 
ancient  and  honorable  Fraternity  breaks  its  seclusion  only  for  Masonic 
purposes.  Living  in  the  beneficent  lives  and  deeds  of  its  world-wide 
membership,  and  in  the  order,  peace,  and  harmony  of  the  Lodge,  it 
covets  retirement.  Never  proselyting,  never  forsaking  its  own  quiet 
ways  to  win  the  multitude,  it  rarely  appears  in  public  procession. 
Through  its  whole  system  flows  a  calm  and  equable  pulse,  which  quickens 
to  the  low  voice  of  charity,  but  is  unstirred  by  popular  excitements. 
Self-poised,  with  raiment  spotless  and  teachings  pure,  walking  in  its 
own  silent  paths,  guarding  its  mysteries,  preserving  its  customs,  keep¬ 
ing  close  to  its  landmarks,  it  awaits  the  Masonic  occasion  to  appear  on 
the  streets,  and  then,  as  in  the  ages  before  us,  it  is  ready  to  be  seen 
and  known  of  all  men. 

Such  an  occasion  is  that  of  to-day.  And  as  we  have  assembled  to 
dedicate  and  consecrate  this  Temple,  our  traditions,  linked  to  our  cere- 


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monies,  bring  before  us  another  scene,  when  were  gathered  together  in 
Jerusalem  “the  elders  of  Israel  and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes,  the 
chiefs  of  the  fathers  and  all  the  men  of  Israel,”  to  the  grandest  and 
most  sublime  dedication  of  all  time. 

The  seven  years  of  labor  were  over.  The  toil  of  the  craftsmen  was 
ended.  The  quarries  had  contributed  their  stones,  Tyre  its  master 
workman  and  purple,  Lebanon  its  cedar  and  fir,  the  East  its  gems,  and 
Parvaim  its  gold.  No  sound  of  hammer  or  axe,  or  any  tool  of  iron, 
had  been  heard  within  the  sacred  precincts.  In  its  majesty  and  beauty 
the  finished  Temple  stood,  walls  and  roof,  with  their  golden  sheetings, 
lustrous  with  the  radiance  of  the  meridian  sun.  It  awaited  the  pres¬ 
ence  of  the  Cloud,  the  baptism  of  Jehovah. 

With  the  sound  of  the  cymbal,  the  psaltery,  the  harp,  and  the  trum¬ 
pet,  there  rises  the  ascription  of  praise,  “For  He  is  good,  for  His 
mercy  endureth  forever.”  As  the  dedication  prayer  is  offered  by  the 
wisest  of  our  race,  we  hear  him  pleading  with  the  covenant-keeping 
and  mercy-showing  God,  that  when  Israel  is  put  to  the  worse  before 
the  enemy,  when  the  heaven  is  shut  up  and  there  is  no  rain,  if  there  be 
dearth  in  the  land,  or  pestilence,  or  blasting,  or  mildew,  whatsoever 
sore  or  whatsoever  sickness  there  be,  hear,  then,  the  supplications  of 
Thy  people  which  they  shall  make  in  this  place,  hear  Thou  in  heaven, 
Thy  dwelling-place,  and  when  Thou  hearest,  forgive.  He  prays,  too, 
“for  the  stranger  who  is  not  of  Thy  people,  but  is  come  from  a  far 
country  for  Thy  name’s  sake,  and  Thy  mighty  hand  and  Thy  stretched 
out  arm,  if  he  come  and  pray  in  this  House,  then  hear  Thou  from  the 
heavens,  even  from  Thy  dwelling-place,  and  do  according  to  all  that 
the  stranger  calleth  to  Thee  for,  that  all  people  may  know  Thy  name 
and  fear  Thee,  as  doth  Thy  people  Israel.”  The  prayer  is  ended,  the 
fire  comes  down  from  heaven  and  consumes  the  burnt-offerings  and  the 
sacrifices,  and  whilst  the  glory  of  the  Lord  fills  the  Lord’s  house,  once 
more  there  ascends  from  the  bowed  and  worshipping  multitude  the 
refrain,  “  For  He  is  good,  for  His  mercy  endureth  forever.” 

Three  thousand  years  have  gone  since  that  memorable  day.  Tyre, 
whose  “antiquity  was  of  ancient  days,”  “whose  merchants  were 
princes,  and  whose  traffickers  were  the  honorable  of  the  earth,”  has 
become  “a  place  for  the  spreading  of  nets,”  “the  noise  of  her  songs 
has  ceased,  and  the  sound  of  her  harps  is  no  more  heard.”  Jerusalem 
has  been  the  prey  of  the  spoiler,  oppressed  and  made  desolate  —  over 
her  shines  the  pale  light  of  the  crescent.  The  ancient  and  chosen 
people  have  been  peeled  and  scattered  among  the  nations.  The  Temple 
has  vanished,  the  sanctuary  has  been  trodden  down,  the  Shekinah  has 


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I  I  I 

departed,  but  He  to  whom  the  prayer  of  Solomon  was  offered  still 
lives,  the  same  yesterday,  to-day,  and  forever.  Him  we  reverently  and 
devoutly  adore.  He  has  guided  and  protected  our  Fraternity  during 
the  ages  of  the  past,  preserving  it  amid  persecution  and  when  be¬ 
leaguered  with  enemies,  keeping  it  pure  amid  corruption,  free  under 
oppression,  and  faithful  among  the  faithless.  With  His  ancient  people 
we  acknowledge  His  goodness  and  mercy,  and  as  we  dedicate  this 
house  in  His  name,  it  is  meet  that  we  entreat  that  His  eyes  may  be 
open  towards  it  night  and  day. 

It  is  within  the  lore  of  no  man  living  to  show  by  satisfactory  evidence 
the  beginning  of  Freemasonry.  It  has  been  sought  in  vain  by  the 
antiquary,  and  has  eluded  the  search  of  the  archaeologist.  Even  our 
own  esoteric  traditions,  hoary  with  age,  transmitted  to  us  orally  for 
many  generations,  impressed  with  the  marks  of  earliest  times,  carrying 
us  so  far  back  that  the  memory  of  man  runneth  not  to  the  contrary, 
speak  not  of  its  birth,  but  of  a  remote  period  when  in  vigorous  exist¬ 
ence  it  was  performing  its  work.  Well  said  our  eminent  Brother,  De 
Witt  Clinton  :  “Its  origin  is  lost  in  the  abyss  of  antiquity.  No  his¬ 
torical  records,  no  traditionary  accounts  can  with  certainty  point  out 
the  precise  time,  the  place,  or  the  particular  manner  of  its  commence¬ 
ment.’’ 

On  this  occasion  it  were  idle  to  indulge  in  vague  conjecture  as  to 
that  which  is  wrapped  in  mists  of  obscurity,  or  to  theorize  with  Ander¬ 
son,  Preston,  Oliver,  Findel,  Woodford,  Mackey,  and  others  of  our 
distinguished  scholars,  as  to  what  cannot  be  proved.  Rather  let  us,  as 
powerful  in  members  and  influence  we  establish  this  Temple  as  the 
centre  of  our  Masonic  system  in  Pennsylvania,  recall  a  few  pages  of 
the  history  of  Freemasonry  in  this  Commonwealth,  with  mention  of 
names  that  are  written  therein. 

There  were  Masonic  Lodges  in  existence  in  Philadelphia  in  1732, 
for  in  that  year,  from  a  contemporaneous  account  of  the  fact, 
William  Allen,  Recorder  of  this  city,  was  elected  “  Grand  Master  of 
this  Province.”  It  has  been  generally  supposed  that  such  Lodges  as 
existed  before  1734  were  not  Masonically  constituted,  but  were  formed 
by  voluntary  associations  of  our  brethren.  But  there  is  persuasive  evi¬ 
dence  that  at  least  one  of  these  Lodges  was  duly  organized.  On  the 
5th  of  June,  1730,  his  Grace,  Thomas,  Duke  of  Norfolk,  Grand  Master 
of  England,  granted  a  Deputation  to  Daniel  Coxe,  Provincial  Grand 
Master  of  “  the  Provinces  of  New  York,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsyl¬ 
vania,”  with  full  power  and  authority  to  constitute  the  brethren  (free 
and  accepted  Masons)  now  residing,  or  who  shall  hereafter  reside,  in 


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those  parts,  into  one  or  more  regular  Lodge  or  Lodges,  as  he  shall  think 
fit,  to  cause  them  to  keep  the  Feast  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,  and 
dine  together  on  that  day,  and  conferred  upon  him  generally  all  the 
customary  prerogatives  under  like  appointments.  Although  no  record 
remains  of  his  acts,  yet  he  seems,  contrary  to  the  hitherto  accepted 
belief,  to  have  exercised  his  official  functions.  In  a  letter  still  in  exist¬ 
ence,  dated  November  17,  1754,  from  Henry  Bell,  of  Lancaster,  to 
Thomas  Cadwallader,  of  Philadelphia,  this  passage  occurs:  “As  you 
well  know,  I  was  one  of  the  originators  of  the  first  Masonic  Lodge  in 
Philadelphia.  A  party  of  us  used  to  meet  at  the  Tun  Tavern,  in  Water 
street,  and  sometimes  opened  a  Lodge  there.  Once,  in  the  fall  of  1730, 
we  formed  a  design  of  obtaining  a  charter  for  a  regular  Lodge,  and 
made  application  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England  for  one,  but  before 
receiving  it,  we  heard  that  Daniel  Coxe,  of  New  Jersey,  had  been  ap¬ 
pointed  by  that  Grand  Lodge  as  Provincial  Grand  Master  of  New  York, 
New  Jersey,  and  Pennsylvania.  We  therefore  made  application  to  him, 
and  our  request  was  granted.”  The  dispensation  to  this  Lodge  was 
doubtless  issued  late  in  1730,  or  early  in  1731.  If  granted,  it  must 
have  been  before  the  24th  of  J une,  1 732,  for  by  the  terms  of  the  appoint¬ 
ment  of  Daniel  Coxe,  his  power  as  an  appointed  Grand  Master  extended 
but  for  “two  years  from  the  Feast  of  St.John  the  Baptist,”  next 
ensuing  the  date  of  the  Deputation. 

On  the  30th  of  April,  1733,  a  Deputation  was  granted  by  Anthony 
Browne,  the  sixth  Viscount  Montague,  Grand  Master  of  England,  to 
R.  W.  Henry  Price,  as  Provincial  G.  M.  of  New  England,  and  do¬ 
minions  and  territory  thereunto  belonging.  On  the  30th  of  July  of 
that  year,  at  the  Bunch  of  Grapes  Tavern  in  Boston,  the  R.  W.  G.  M. 
was  duly  invested  and  congratulated,  and  “  St.  John’s  Grand  Lodge  ” 
was  then  formed.  Massachusetts  authority  states  that  on  the  24th  of 
June,  1734,  a  Deputation  to  Benjamin  Franklin,  as  Provincial  G.  M. 
of  Pennsylvania,  was  granted  by  R.  W.  G.  M.  Price.  However  this 
may  be,  it  is  certain,  from  a  contemporaneous  account,  that  on  that 
very  day  he  appeared  as  “Grand  Master”  at  the  celebration  of  the 
Feast  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  in  Philadelphia.  Signing  himself  as  G. 
M.,  on  the  28th  of  November,  1734,  he  wrote  from  Philadelphia  to 
the  “R.  W.  G.  M.,  and  Most  Worthy  and  Dear  Brethren  in 
Boston,”  referring  to  news  from  London,  that  at  a  Grand  Lodge 
held  there  in  August  of  that  year,  Mr.  Price’s  Deputation  and 
power  were  extended  over  all  America,  congratulating  him  thereon, 
and  requesting,  “in  order  to  promote  and  strengthen  the  interests 
of  Masonry  in  this  province  (which  seem  to  want  the  sanction 


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of  some  authority  derived  from  home,  to  give  the  proceedings  and 
determinations  of  our  Lodge  their  due  weight),  that  a  Deputation  or 
Charter  be  granted  by  the  R.  W.  G.  M.  Price,  by  virtue  of  his  com¬ 
mission  from  Britain ,  confirming  the  brethren  of  Pennsylvania  in  the 
privileges  they  at  present  enjoy,”  and  this,  with  characteristic  caution 
and  prudence,  he  asked  might  be  ‘  ‘  accompanied  with  a  copy  of  the  R. 
W.  Grand  Master’s  first  Deputation,  and  the  instrument  by  which  it 
appears  to  be  enlarged.”  In  a  private  note  sent  with  this  letter  he 
complained  that  there  were  some  false  and  rebel  brethren  1  ‘  about  to 
set  up  a  distinct  Lodge  in  opposition  to  the  old  and  true  brethren  here,” 
and  that  “  the  Craft  is  like  to  come  into  disesteem  among  us  unless  the 
true  brethren  are  countenanced  and  distinguished  by  some  such  special 
authority  as  herein  desired.  ’  ’ 

It  is  needless  to  follow  on  the  history  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  as  then 
constituted,  for  after  many  years  of  prosperity,  it  gradually  ceased  to 
exist,  leaving  this  Grand  Lodge  the  sole  and  sovereign  authority  in 
Pennsylvania. 

On  the  20th  of  June,  1764,  by  a  Grand  Warrant  under  the  hands  of 
the  Right  Hon.  Thos.  Erskine,  Earl  of  Kelly,  Viscount  Fenton,  etc., 
Grand  Master,  and  the  other  Grand  Officers,  and  under  the  seal  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  England,  R.  W.  William  Ball  was  appointed  Grand 
Master,  and  others,  officers  of  a  Provincial  Grand  Lodge,  to  be  held  at 
Philadelphia,  for  the  Province  of  Pennsylvania,  granting  to  them  and 
to  their  successors  to  do  and  perform  all  and  every  act  which  could 
usually  be  done  and  performed  by  other  Grand  Lodges.  This  was  the 
third  warrant  which  had  been  issued  for  our  Provincial  Grand  Lodge. 
The  application  for  the  first  was  granted  Sept.  5,  1759,  and,  as  we  learn 
from  a  letter  of  Lawrence  Dermott,  then  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  England,  “  was  delivered  to  the  Grand  Officers  in  the  presence 
of  Joseph  Read  (of  the  Lodge  No.  2),  who  was  the  person  that  made  ap¬ 
plication  for  it,”  and  was  said  to  have  been  lost  on  its  way  here,  — the 
ship  and  warrant  having  been  taken  by  the  French.  The  second  war¬ 
rant  was  delivered  to  the  Senior  Grand  Warden,  and  was  also  mislaid 
or  lost.  Under  the  warrant  of  1764,  the  Provincial  Grand  Lodge  of 
Pennsylvania  was  duly  organized,  and,  by  virtue  of  the  powers  thus 
conferred,  it  not  only  established  Lodges,  granting  warrants  or  dispen¬ 
sations,  for  the  purpose,  in  Pennsylvania,  but  also  in  Delaware,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  Maryland,  New  Jersey,  Georgia,  Hayti,  the  Seventeenth  Regi¬ 
ment  of  the  British  Army,  the  First  Pennsylvania  Regiment  of  Artillery, 
the  North  Carolina  and  Maryland  Regiments,  the  New  Jersey  Brigade, 
and  the  Pennsylvania  Line  in  the  Continental  Army. 

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During  the  occupation  of  Philadelphia  by  the  British  army,  we  have 
no  account  of  the  transactions  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  But  after  the 
evacuation  of  the  city,  a  procession  “  in  the  Masonic  form  ”  was  ordered 
by  the  Grand  Master  on  Monday,  the  28th  of  December,  1778,  to  meet 
at  “the  College,  and  go  to  Christ  Church,  where  a  sermon  will  be 
preached  by  a  Rev.  brother,  and  a  collection  made,  to  be  laid  out  in 
the  purchase  of  wood,  and  other  necessaries  for  the  relief  of  the  poor 
at  this  inclement  season.’’  Nearly  three  hundred  of  the  brethren  as¬ 
sembled.  Among  them  was  “His  Excellency  our  illustrious  Bro. 
George  Washington,  Esquire,  supported  by  the  Grand  Master  and  his 
Deputy.”  The  sermon  was  preached  by  Bro.  Wm.  Smith,  D.  D.,  from 
the  text,  “As  free,  and  not  using  your  liberty  for  a  cloak  of  malicious¬ 
ness,  but  as  the  servants  of  God.” — 1  Peter  ii.  16.  The  collection 
amounted  to  four  hundred  pounds.  After  divine  service  “  the  brethren 
departed  to  their  respective  Lodges,  where  they  dined  together  with 
their  usual  harmony  and  sociability.  ’  ’ 

So  much  did  he  who  afterwards  so  deservedly  won  the  title  of  the 
“Father  of  his  Country,”  command  the  confidence  and  admiration  of 
his  brethren,  that  in  1780  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  recommending  the  formation  of  a  general  Grand  Lodge 
on  this  continent,  and  him  to  be  its  Grand  Master. 

The  War  of  the  Revolution  had  ended ;  the  colonies  had  established, 
by  seven  years  of  bravery  and  suffering,  the  declaration  made  in  this 
city  by  that  immortal  Congress,  of  which  so  many  of  our  brethren 
were  members,  that  “these  United  Colonies  are  and  of  right  ought  to 
be  Free  and  Independent  States  ;  that  they  are  absolved  from  all 
allegiance  to  the  British  Crown,  and  that  all  political  connection  be¬ 
tween  them  and  the  State  of  Great  Britain  is  and  ought  to  be  totally 
dissolved.”  The  treaty  of  peace  had  been  signed  at  Paris.  I11  the 
same  month  of  September,  1786,  in  which  the  Commissioners  from  the 
States  of  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Delaware,  and  Virginia, 
met  at  Annapolis,  and  recommended  the  holding  of  the  Convention  in 
Philadelphia  on  the  second  Monday  of  May,  1787,  “  to  take  into  con¬ 
sideration  the  situation  of  the  United  States  ;  to  devise  such  further 
provisions  as  shall  appear  to  them  necessary  to  render  the  Constitution 
of  the  Federal  Government  adequate  to  the  exigencies  of  the  Union,” 
which  resulted  in  the  formation  of  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States,  decisive  steps  were  taken  by  our  Provisional  Grand  Lodge  to 
cease  dependency  in  any  manner  on  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England. 

On  the  25th  of  September,  1786,  R.  W.  Wm.  Adcock,  G.  M.,  and 
the  other  Grand  Officers,  together  with  the  officers  and  representatives 


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of  a  number  of  regular  Lodges  under  the  jurisdiction,  “  duly  appointed 
and  specially  authorized,  as  also  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
several  other  Lodges,  by  their  letters  expressed,”  at  a  Grand  Quarterly 
Communication  held  in  the  Grand  Lodge  room  in  the  city  of  Phila¬ 
delphia,  after  mature  and  serious  deliberation,  unanimously  resolved, 
“that  it  is  improper  that  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  should  re¬ 
main  any  longer  under  the  authority  of  any  foreign  Grand  Lodge,” 
and  closed  the  Provincial  Grand  Lodge  forever ;  and  immediately 
thereupon,  in  the  room  of  the  late  Provincial  Grand  Lodge,  according 
to  the  powers  and  authorities  entrusted  to  them,  formed  themselves  into 
a  grand  convention  of  Masons,  to  deliberate  on  the  proper  methods  of 
forming  a  Grand  Lodge,  totally  independent  from  all  foreign  jurisdic¬ 
tion,  and  adopted  by  a  unanimous  vote,  “  that  the  Lodges  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Provincial  Grand  Lodge  should,  and  they  did,  form 
themselves  into  a  Grand  Lodge,  to  be  called  ‘  The  Grand  Lodge  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  Masonic  jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging,’  to  be 
held  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia.” 

The  peculiarity  of  this  title,  unchanged  until  this  day,  has  sometimes 
provoked  comment.  As  a  Grand  Lodge,  it  possessed  all  the  powers 
inherent  in  and  appertaining  to  other  like  Masonic  organizations. 
Among  these  was  the  right  to  establish  Lodges  in  territory  not  subor¬ 
dinate  to  or  under  the  immediate  jurisdiction  of  a  Grand  Lodge,  formed 
and  existing  within  that  territory.  It  has  already  been  stated,  that 
there  were  a  number  of  Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction  at  that  time, 
located  outside  of  Pennsylvania,  created  by  virtue  of  its  Masonic 
power,  conceded  and  recognized.  It  afterwards  granted  warrants, 
not  only  within  our  State,  but  also  to  Lodges  in  Trinidad,  St. 
Domingo,  Louisiana,  Cuba,  Ohio,  Illinois,  Missouri,  Buenos  Ayres, 
Montevideo,  Mexico,  and  to  the  United  States  army,  St.  Clair’s  expe¬ 
dition.  Many  of  these  Lodges  subsequently  became  subordinate  to 
other  Masonic  jurisdictions,  and  ceased  to  be  under  the  authority  of 
this  Grand  Lodge.  This  will  account  for  many  of  the  vacancies  in 
the  numbers  of  our  Lodges  —  fifty-five  warrants  having  been  granted 
outside  of  Pennsylvania,  and  eight  to  army  Lodges.  On  our  register 
no  No.  i  appears,  for  this  was  the  number  of  the  Provincial  Grand 
Lodge. 

At  the  first  communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  25  th  of  September, 
1786,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  write  a  letter  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  England,  taking  a  formal  leave.  The  reply  to  this  letter  appears  on 
the  minutes  of  our  Grand  Lodge  of  December  3,  1792,  and  consisted 
of  a  resolution  of  fraternal  recognition  and  intercourse,  and  an  address 


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congratulatory,  in  which  this  passage  occurs :  ‘  ‘  Having  perused  your 
book  of  Constitutions,  we  reflect  with  pleasure  that  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  England  has  given  birth  to  a  Grand  Lodge  in  the  Western  World, 
whose  strict  adherence  to  the  ancient  and  immutable  landmarks  of  our 

Order  reflects  honor  on  its  original  founders . We  conceive 

that  in  constituting  your  Grand  Lodge  we  necessarily  communicated  to 
it  the  same  independent  sovereign  Masonic  authority  within  your  juris¬ 
diction,  which  we  ourselves  possessed  within  ours,  amenable  to  no 
superior  jurisdiction  under  heaven,  and  subject  only  to  the  immutable 
landmarks  of  the  Order,  —  all  Grand  Lodges  in  Masonry  being  neces¬ 
sarily  free,  independent  and  equipollent  within  their  respective  jurisdic¬ 
tions,  which  consequently  excluded  the  idea  of  subjection  to  any  foreign 
authority,  or  the  establishment  of  an  imperium  in  imperio.  It  having, 
however,  pleased  the  Almighty  Architect  of  the  Universe  to  erect  the 
Province  of  Pennsylvania  into  a  sovereign  State,  we  coincide  with  you 
in  opinion  that  it  became  expedient  to  remove  those  doubts  which 
either  had  or  might  be  entertained  by  the  uninformed  upon  that  point 
by  declaring  in  the  most  explicit  manner  the  independence  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  the  full  and  ample  authority  of  which, 
limited  only  by  the  unchangeable  landmarks  of  the  system,  as  it  cannot 
be  increased,  so  neither  can  it  ever  be  diminished  by  political  changes 
or  revolution.” 

General  Washington  was  inaugurated  President  of  the  United  States 
on  the  30th  of  April,  1789,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  the  oath  of  office 
being  administered  to  him  by  Chancellor  Robert  R.  Livingston,  then 
Grand  Master  of  New  York.  After  his  inauguration  our  Grand  Lodge 
presented  an  address  to  him,  to  which  he  sent  a  fraternal  reply. 

H  is  second  term  was  drawing  to  a  close ;  he  had  announced  his  pur¬ 
pose  to  retire  to  private  life.  On  the  5th  of  December,  1796,  at  an 
extra  Grand  Communication,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  “  form  an 
address  to  be  presented  on  the  ensuing  Feast  of  St.  John,  December 
27th,  to  the  Great  Master  Workman,  our  illustrious  Bro.  Washington, 
on  the  occasion  of  his  intended  retirement  from  public  labors.  ’  ’  The 
address,  as  reported,  was  adopted  and  presented.  It  began  with  these 
words : 

‘  ‘  Most  Respected  Sir  and  Brother  :  —  Having  announced  your 
intention  to  retire  from  public  labor  to  that  refreshment  to  which  your 
pre-eminent  services  for  nearly  half  a  century  have  so  justly  entitled 
you,  permit  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  at  this  last  Feast  of 
our  Evangelic  Master,  St.  John,  on  which  we  can  hope  for  an  imme¬ 
diate  communication  with  you,  to  join  the  grateful  voice  of  our  coun- 


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try  in  acknowledging  that  you  have  carried  forth  the  principles  of  the 
Lodge  into  every  walk  of  your  life  by  your  constant  labors  for  the  pros¬ 
perity  of  that  country,  by  your  unremitting  endeavors  to  promote  order, 
union  and  brotherly  affection  amongst  us,  and  lastly,  by  the  vows  of 
your  farewell  address  to  your  brethren  and  fellow-citizens.” 

It  elicited  the  following  reply : 

“  Fellow-citizens  and  brothers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania: —  I  have  received  your  address  with  all  the  feelings  of  brotherly 
affection,  mingled  with  those  sentiments  for  the  society  which  it  was 
calculated  to  excite. 

“  To  have  been  in  any  degree  an  instrument  in  the  hands  of  Provi¬ 
dence  to  promote  order  and  union,  and  erect  upon  a  solid  foundation 
the  true  principles  of  government,  is  only  to  have  shared,  with  many 
others,  in  a  labor  the  result  of  which,  let  us  hope,  will  prove  through 
all  ages  a  sanctuary  for  brothers,  and  a  lodge  for  the  virtues. 

‘  ‘  Permit  me  to  reciprocate  your  prayers  for  my  temporal  happiness, 
and  to  supplicate  that  we  may  all  meet  hereafter  in  that  eternal  temple, 
whose  builder  is  the  Great  Architect  of  the  Universe.” 

On  the  14th  of  December,  1799,  our  great  brother  departed  this 
life.  On  the  26th  of  December,  1799,  the  Grand  Lodge  was  convened, 
to  take  part,  by  invitation  of  Congress,  in  the  procession  to  his  memory. 
To  the  Grand  Lodge,  on  that  day,  R.  W.  Grand  Master  Jonathan 
Bayard  Smith  made  an  appropriate  address.  In  its  course,  he  said  : 
“  The  Masons  of  Pennsylvania  deplore  that  their  friend,  their  brother, 
their  father,  is  gone.  In  our  archives  are  found  flattering  evidences  of 
his  reciprocated  esteem  and  approbation  of  our  Order,  as  relating  more 
especially  to  those  two  chiefest  concerns  of  man  —  religion  and  govern¬ 
ment.  The  public  have  seen  him  gracing  and  dignifying  our  proces¬ 
sions  by  his  attendance.  We  have  been  made  almoners  and  dispensers 
of  his  charitable  beneficence.  But,  my  brethren,  this  pleasing  inter¬ 
course  is  suspended . The  Masons  of  Pennsylvania  have  exulted 

that  the  name  of  Washington  stood  enrolled  on  the  list  of  brethren, 
and  they  will  cherish  the  remembrance  of  his  virtues  and  his  services 
as  a  rich  legacy  for  their  emulous  example.” 

We  turn  to  another  leaf  of  our  records.  In  1824  General  Lafayette, 
the  friend  of  Washington,  came  to  witness  the  prosperity  of  the  land 
which  he  had  helped  to  free.  On  the  2d  of  October,  1824,  he  visited 
our  Grand  Lodge,  and  upon  his  reception  delivered  an  address,  in 
which  he  said  :  “  It  is  to  the  enmity  and  the  persecutions  of  a  Francis 
II.  and  Ferdinand  VII.  that  the  Masons  in  Europe  in  modern  times 
have  been  indebted  for  opportunities  of  proving,  through  much  suffer- 


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ing  and  peril,  that  our  principles  are  pure,  and  that  their  devotion  to 
them  is  unchangeable.  The  Lodges  of  Spain,  in  particular,  have  been 
the  victims  of  royal  fears,  but  though  dispersed,  their  members  still  are 
Masons,  and  though  much  oppressed,  their  light  has  not  been  ex¬ 
tinguished.  You,  R.  W.  sir  and  brother,  reposing  under  the  eaves  of 
your  own  peaceful  institutions,  hear  of  these  things  only  by  the  report 
of  those  who  come  to  admire  your  prosperity,  and  to  share,  by  your 
hospitality,  the  fruit  of  your  labors.” 

Within  twelve  years  after  the  utterance  of  these  gratulatory  words, 
notwithstanding  the  protection  to  which  Freemasons  were  entitled 
under  our  “peaceful  institutions,”  an  excitement,  wild  and  unreason¬ 
ing  as  it  was  causeless,  kindled  and  fanned  for  selfish  ends  by  reckless 
political  partisans,  raged  against  our  ancient  Fraternity.  Freemasonry 
was  charged  with  offences,  of  which  it  could  not  be  guilty,  with  hold¬ 
ing  to  doctrines  and  countenancing  practices  repugnant  to  its  funda¬ 
mental  teachings.  The  sun  of  our  prosperity  set  for  a  time,  and  dark¬ 
ness  fell  that  we  might  behold  the  fixed  and  unchanging  stars  in  our 
Masonic  firmament.  It  was  a  time  of  trial.  The  faint-hearted  faltered 
and  fell  away,  the  brave  and  true  met  their  enemies  in  their  own  forum, 
and  with  dignified  firrnness  held  fast  by  the  truth,  that,  under  ‘  ‘  the 
general,  great  and  essential  principles  of  liberty  and  free  government, 
human  authority  shall  not,  in  any  case  whatever,  control  or  interfere 
with  the  right  of  conscience,”  “the  free  communication  of  thoughts 
and  opinions,”  and  that  “  the  people  shall  be  secure  in  their  persons, 
houses,  papers,  and  possessions  from  unreasonable  searches  and  seiz¬ 
ures.”  In  a  word,  in  the  language  of  Right  Worshipful  P.  G.  M.  Bro. 
George  M.  Dallas,  in  his  famous  protest  before  the  Committee  of  In¬ 
quisitors,  Freemasons  would  “  not  consent  to  hold  their  rights  and 
liberties  of  private  intercourse,  private  sentiment  and  private  business 
subject  to  the  domiciliary  visitations,  the  changeable  majority  or  the  ideal 
policy  of  any  body  of  men  whatever.  ’  ’  In  the  years  that  have  passed 
since  those  troublous  times,  very  many  of  those  loyal  and  faithful  breth¬ 
ren  have  gone  to  their  rest.  We  honor  their  memory  as  we  love  and 
honor  the  little  band  who  yet  remain,  reminding  us  ever  by  their  pres¬ 
ence  of  the  Masonic  duty  of  fidelity.  I  forbear  to  dwell  further  on 
this  part  of  our  history,  since  Right  Worshipful  P.  G.  M.  Bro.  Page, 
one  of  those  who  withstood  the  storm,  in  the  course  of  the  eloquent 
tribute  read  by  him  before  our  Grand  Lodge  on  the  occasion  of  the 
death  of  P.  G.  M.  Dallas,  so  vividly  recalled  it. 

The  effects  of  the  excitement  soon  died  away,  and  Freemasonry 
resumed  its  progress,  and  has  steadily  advanced  in  prosperity  and 
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When  the  corner-stone  of  our  Hall  on  Chestnut  street  was  laid,  on 
the  2 1st  of  November,  1853,  and  when  the  completed  structure  was 
dedicated,  on  the  26th  of  September,  1855,  it  was  confidently  antici¬ 
pated  that  the  building  would  be  sufficiently  commodious  to  answer 
the  purposes  of  the  Craft  for  very  many  years.  It  was  the  largest  Hall 
which  had  ever  been  erected  for  Masonic  uses.  Unfortunately  for  its 
permanent  enjoyment  by  the  Fraternity,  the  first  floor  was  devoted  wholly 
to  store-rooms.  Discomforts  and  inconveniences  were  ere  long  realized. 
The  rooms  provided  for  the  Grand  Lodge  and  her  subordinates  were 
insufficient  in  number  and  too  straitened  in  size.  At  last  the  restless¬ 
ness  and  dissatisfaction  engendered  by  these  causes  resulted  in  the 
adoption  of  a  resolution,  on  the  4th  of  September,  1865,  for  the  appoint¬ 
ment  of  “  a  committee  to  take  into  consideration  the  propriety  of  pur¬ 
chasing  a  lot  suitable  for  the  erection  of  a  hall  commensurate  with  the 
wants  of  the  Fraternity.”  On  the  27th  of  December,  1866,  the  Com¬ 
mittee,  through  their  chairman,  Right  Worshipful  P.  G.  M.  Henry  M. 
Phillips,  made  their  final  report,  recommending  the  purchase  of  this 
site.  On  the  4th  of  February,  1867,  the  purchase  was  reported  as  com¬ 
pleted.  On  the  27th  of  December,  1867,  the  Committee  reported  the 
adoption  of  a  plan,  which  was  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  subject 
to  such  modifications  in  minor  details  and  arrangements  as  might  be 
necessary  in  construction. 

On  the  24th  of  June,  1868,  in  the  presence  of  nearly  ten  thou¬ 
sand  of  our  brethren,  including  many  from  other  jurisdictions,  with 
the  same  gavel  used  by  President  Washington  at  the  laying  of  the  cor¬ 
ner-stone  of  the  Federal  Capitol,  our  then  R.  W.  Grand  Master,  Bro. 
Richard  Vaux,  laid  the  corner-stone  of  this  Temple.  Bro.  P.  G.  M. 
Phillips  having  resigned  his  chairmanship  of  the  Building  Committee, 
you,  R.  W.  Grand  Master,  were  appointed  in  his  stead,  and  from  the 
day  of  your  appointment,  all  who  have  watched  the  progress  of  the 
work  can  bear  testimony  to  your  zeal  and  ability.  You  have  been 
ably  seconded  by  Bro.  Henry  J.  White,  the  chairman  of  the  sub-Com- 
mittee  on  Plans  and  Estimates,  and  by  your  trusty  co-workers,  Bros. 
Adams,  Brittain,  Brown,  Kingston,  Loudenslager,  and  Slack,  with  the 
R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master  and  Senior  and  Junior  Grand  Wardens. 
The  Superintendents,  first,  Bro.  Bolt,  and  now,  Bro.  Bard,  have  justi¬ 
fied  their  selection.  Of  the  Architect,  Bro.  James  H.  Windrim,  whose 
genius  and  skill  have  produced  this  masterpiece  of  art,  we  can  write,  as 
was  written  in  St.  Paul’s  of  Sir  Christopher  Wren,  the  renowned  archi¬ 
tect  of  that  stately  fane,  “Si  monumentum  qicceris,  circumspice . ” 

And  now  by  impressive  and  meaningful  ceremony,  for  all  time  this 


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Temple  is  consecrated  and  set  apart  to  Masonic  uses  and  purposes. 
Within  these  walls,  whilst  our  Fraternity  lives  and  the  imperishable 
granite  endures,  from  age  to  age  will  the  principles  we  profess  be  taught 
and  exemplified,  our  mysteries  be  preserved  and  transmitted,  and  our 
rites  be  practised.  Hither  will  the  father  lead  his  son,  and  the  son  his 
son,  that  they  may  become  of  the  same  great  Brotherhood,  and  share 
in  the  goodly  heritage  that  has  descended  through  a  long  line  of  free 
and  noble  progenitors. 

This  Temple  is  dedicated  to  that  pure  system  of  morality  which  is 
taught  by  symbols,  enjoined  by  precept  and  vow,  and  which  leads  to 
the  contemplation  of  sublime  truths  and  to  the  practice  of  every  virtue. 
In  its  own  way,  by  ritual,  emblem,  symbol,  charge  and  lecture,  Free¬ 
masonry  teaches,  exhorts,  commands.  It  inculcates  charity  in  thought, 
word,  and  deed.  It  has  the  ear  listening  to  the  voice  of  wisdom,  need, 
and  confidence ;  the  tongue  silent  to  slander,  but  prompt  with  gentle 
words  for  the  sorrowing,  and  quick  to  the  defence  of  him  who  is  ma¬ 
ligned  ;  the  breast  faithful  to  trust ;  the  hand  open  to  the  relief  of  the 
necessitous,  the  widow,  and  the  fatherless ;  and  the  feet  swift  and  noise¬ 
less  in  the  hour  of  danger  or  distress  to  bring  succor  to  him  who  knows 
and  uses  its  language.  In  whatsoever  land  it  is  found  it  recognizes 
the  supremacy  of  the  law  and  exacts  respect  to  the  civil  magistrate. 
It  is  republican  in  its  choice  of  rulers,  yields  to  them  ready  obedience, 
and  makes  worth  and  merit  the  qualifications  for  its  offices.  Its 
Lodges  are  the  very  home  of  order.  It  never  brawls  upon  the  street, 
participates  in  politics,  attaches  itself  to  sect,  or  foments  strife  or 
division  in  the  Church.  It  teaches  that  this  life  is  not  the  “be  all 
and  the  end  all,”  but  that  the  soul  is  deathless,  in  training  here 
for  a  life  hereafter,  where,  untrammelled  by  earthly  fetters,  its  high¬ 
est  and  purest  aspirations  shall  be  realized.  It  tells  us  that  this 
body  dooihed  to  corruption  shall,  through  the  power  of  the  Master, 
the  Mighty  One,  come  forth  from  the  grave  to  resurrection  and  put  on 
incorruption.  It  does  not  usurp  the  place,  the  offices,  or  the  functions 
of  the  Church,  nor  presume  to  come  between  the  soul  and  its  Creator, 
but  it  claims  to  be  an  auxiliary  to  that  true  and  inspired  religion  which 
leads  men  to  Him  who  taketh  away  all  sin  —  in  this,  humble  and  walk¬ 
ing  afar  off  it  may  be,  nevertheless  an  auxiliary. 

Among  whatever  people  it  exists,  Freemasonry  has  for  its  first  great 
light  their  most  sacred  “  Book  of  the  Law.”  In  this  and  in  all  other 
Christian  lands  that  light  is  the  Bible.  This  Book  of  books,  it  lays 
upon  the  altar  in  every  Lodge.  Reverently  does  the  Freemason  bow 
before  this  inspired  volume.  We  are  not  unmindful  of  its  priceless 


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value.  It  has  spoken  its  words  of  cheer  to  the  pioneer  in  primeval 
forests,  and  has  gone  to  farthest  lands  with  its  message  of  peace  and  good¬ 
will.  It  gave  courage  and  consolation  to  the  martyrs  when  the  Colis¬ 
eum  rang  with  the  roar  of  the  wild  beast  and  the  cruel  shouts  of  the 
populace.  It  sustained,  with  an  undying  trust,  Latimer  and  Ridley,  and 
Cranmer,  when  he 

Laid  his  prelate  hand  on  fire. 

The  word  which  has  lighted  to  their  rest  countless  saints  and  confes¬ 
sors,  which  has  spoken  comfort  to  the  captive,  peace  and  pardon  to  the 
penitent,  condemnation  to  the  wrong-doer,  wrath  to  the  hypocrite,  and 
joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory  to  the  humble  and  pure  in  heart,  is 
the  same  which  is  honored  by  the  Royal  Craft,  the  Word  of  the  Lord 
which  endureth  forever. 

It  is  clear,  then,  that  we  have  no  resting-place  for  the  “stupid  athe¬ 
ist.”  In  the  most  ancient  of  our  charges  extant,  the  first  injunction  to 
the  newly-initiated  candidate  is,  “Be  true  to  God.”  In  the  earliest 
times  Freemasonry  uttered  no  uncertain  sound  as  to  this  duty,  and 
later,  long  before  it  ceased  to  be  operative  and  became  speculative, 
whilst  it  spoke  of  the  knowledge  cognizable  by  the  five  senses,  and 
defined  the  seven  liberal  arts  and  sciences  —  grammar,  logic,  rhetoric, 
arithmetic,  geometry,  music,  and  astronomy — it  continued  to  point  to 
the  One  Almighty  Architect  of  the  Universe,  and  charged,  “Be  true 
to  God.”  It  is  the  same  to-day  as  of  old.  If  the  profound  mathema¬ 
tician  in  the  quiet  of  his  study  can,  by  cunning  calculations  of  planetary 
perturbations,  find  in  the  far-off  ether  a  world  unseen  to  the  unassisted 
eye  of  man,  and  bid  the  astronomer  so  to  direct  his  telescope  that  Nep¬ 
tune  is  discovered,  Freemasonry  looks  still  higher,  to  Him  who  fash¬ 
ioned  that  remote  orb,  imposed  His  laws  upon  it,  appointed  its  course 
and  sent  it  wheeling  around  the  centre  of  our  system.  If  the  geome¬ 
trician  speaks  to  us  of  the  point,  the  line,  the  superficies,  and  the  solid, 
of  measures,  miles,  and  magnitudes,  Freemasonry  commands  that  we  look 
up  to  Him  “who  laid  the  corner-stone  of  the  Earth,  who  hath  meas¬ 
ured  the  waters  in  the  hollow  of  His  hand,  meted  out  heaven  with  a 
span,  weighed  the  mountains  in  scales  and  the  hills  -in  a  balance.”  If 
the  astronomer  tells  of  periods  and  eclipses,  names  the  stars  and  their 
dimensions,  makes  a  chart  of  the  worlds  in  the  trackless  heavens,  Free¬ 
masonry  points  to  Him  who  answered  out  of  the  whirlwind,  “Knowest 
thou  the  ordinances  of  Heaven?  Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet  influences 
of  Pleiades  or  loose  the  bands  of  Orion?  Canst  thou  bring  forth  Maz- 
zaroth  in  his  season,  or  canst  thou  guide  Arcturus  with  his  sons?” 

Then  we  may  well  use  the  language  of  the  preface  to  the  old  Consti- 
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tutions  :  “If  anything  could  have  escaped  the  censures  of  this  litigious 
age,  if  the  most  inoffensive  set  of  men  in  the  world  could  be  free  from 
satire  and  sarcasm,  one  would  have  thought  the  ancient  and  noble  society 
of  Freemasons  should  have  been  the  men.  What  have  they  not  to  recom¬ 
mend  them  to  the  world,  and  gain  the  favor  and  protection  of  wise  and 
honest  men?”  And  yet  against  them,  with  their  creed  of  truth  and 
their  spirit  of  universal  benevolence,  the  rack  of  the  Inquisition  has 
been  used,  kings  have  pronounced  their  edicts,  and  pontiffs  have  issued 
their  bulls.  They  have  been  hunted  to  caves,  driven  to  exile,  and 
doomed  to  death.  But  the  ancient  Fraternity,  whose  life  is  measured 
by  the  centuries,  which  has  witnessed  the  rise  and  fall  of  empires,  ever 
trusting  in  Him  who  is  omnipotent,  has  withstood  persecution  and  out¬ 
lived  tyranny.  Prejudice  has  been  its  enemy,  time  its  friend,  justifier, 
and  avenger.  In  Freemasonry  there  dwells  no  demon  for  exorcism  to 
bind,  but  it  is  animated  by  a  free,  vital,  beneficent  spirit,  which  will 
impel  it  forward  until  the  fulness  of  time,  when  wrong  shall  be  “forever 
on  the  scaffold,”  and  right  “forever  on  the  throne.” 

Therefore,  brethren,  walking  worthy  of  this  vocation  to  which  we 
have  been  called,  we  can  to  the  shafts  of  uninformed  bigotry  oppose  the 
shield  of  indifference  and  be  silent  when  maligned.  The  illustrious 
lives  of  thousands  of  the  living  will  be  the  champion  of  our  Fraternity, 
and  the  noble  examples  of  our  honored  dead  be  its  vindicator.  Our 
roll  is  resplendent  with  names  that  are  immortal,  at  whose  mention 
calumny  speaks  with  bated  breath,  and  there  is  one  before  which  all 
others  pale  and  malice  is  hushed :  it  is  Washington. 


HALLELUJAH  CHORUS. 

Hallelujah!  Hallelujah! 

For  the  Lord  God  omnipotent  reigneth. 
The  kingdom  of  this  world  is  become 
The  kingdom  of  our  Lord. 

And  He  shall  reign  forever  and  ever, 
King  of  Kings,  and  Lord  of  Lords. 
Hallelujah!  Hallelujah! 


Prayer  was  offered  by  Bro.  Rev.  Richard  H.  Allen,  D.D.,  Grand 
Chaplain. 

Grand  Lodge  was  closed  in  ample  form  at  6  o’clock  p.  m. 


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The  R.  W.  Grand  Master  then  left  the  Oriental  Chair,  and  the 
Grand  Marshal  formed  the  procession  of  Grand  Officers  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  and  Officers  of  sister  Grand 
Lodges. 

The  procession  moved  three  times  around  the  Lodge,  and 
retired  to  the  Renaissance  room. 

jltiidrmimtlnl  jjfusiL 

The  music  at  the  dedication  of  the  Masonic  Temple  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  was  provided  and  arranged  under  the  direction  of 
Bro.  Aaron  R.  Taylor,  of  Mozart  Lodge,  No.  436. 


GRAND  BANQUET. 

At  eight  o’clock  in  the  evening,  the  Officers  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  and  its  invited  guests,  the  Qfficers  of  sis¬ 
ter  Grand  Lodges,  to  the  number  of  two  hundred  and  fifty 
brethren,  sat  down  to  a  banquet  in  the  Banquet  Hall  of  the 
New  Temple.  This  banquet  was  never  surpassed  in  the  com¬ 
pleteness  and  splendor  of  its  arrangements.  Four  long  lines  of 
tables,  extending  the  entire  length  of  the  hall,  were  filled  with 
guests.  These  tables  were  garnished  with  floral  decorations 
most  beautiful  in  design,  and  covered  with  the  most  exquisite 
viands  that  it  was  possible  to  prepare.  For  hours  this  feast  was 
enjoyed  by  the  distinguished  Masons  that  had  gathered  around 
the  festive  board.  The  Grand  Master,  who  presided,  had  the 
happy  art  of  making  every  guest  feel  at  home.  During  the 
entire  feast,  a  full  band  of  music  discoursed  in  strains  full  of 
the  sweetest  harmony,  from  a  raised  dais  at  the  lower  end  of  the 
hall. 

At  the  close  of  the  banquet  the  cloth  was  removed,  the  hall 
cleared  of  all  except  the  Officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  its 
guests,  and  a  Table  Lodge  was  formally  opened  by  the  Grand 
Master  Bro.  Samuel  C.  Perkins. 

The  following  toasts  were  received  with  much  enthusiasm, 
and  eloquently  responded  to  : 


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1.  The  memory  of  the  Grand  Master  and  brethren  who  superintended 
and  took  active  part  in  the  building  of  King  Solomon’s  Temple,  and 
dedicated  it  to  the  glory  of  God. 

2.  The  memory  of  our  deceased  brother,  George  Washington. 

3.  Freemasonry  around  the  Globe. 

4.  The  M.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts.  We  salute  its  ancient 
and  honorable  name  ;  rejoice  and  axe  glad  at  its  continued  devotion  to 
the  ancient  landmarks ;  its  prosperity  ;  the  harmony  and  union  among 
its  members  ;  and  its  uniform  maintenance  of  the  high  character  of  the 
Craft  and  its  Grand  Officers. 

5.  The  amity  between  Grand  Lodges  of  Freemasons  throughout  the 
Globe  —  only  to  be  maintained  by  the  unreserved  acknowledgment  of 
the  sovereign  authority  of  each  within  its  own  jurisdiction. 

6.  The  M.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolma  ;  the  Southern  sun  so 
warms  and  nourishes  the  vital  principles  of  Freemasonry  in  this  Grand 
Lodge  that  it  brings  forth  the  most  perfect  fruit  of  Charity,  which  suf- 
fereth  long  and  is  kind,  thinketh  no  evil,  and  rejoiceth  in  the  truth. 

7.  Masonic  Fraternity,  —  based  on  the  principle  of  equality  in  light 
and  knowledge,  in  those  who  ask  and  receive  the  rights  and  privileges 
of  Freemasonry,  and  recognize  that  in  Masonry  what  is  not  permitted 
is  prohibited. 

8.  The  M.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Maryland,  —  cherished  by  the  Craft 
of  all  jurisdictions  for  its  honor,  its  faith,  and  its  works ;  it  stands  on 
the  meridian  line  of  our  Masonic  system  in  the  United  States,  a  bril¬ 
liant  example  to  the  fraternity  of  Grand  Lodges  of  the  World. 

9.  The  Lodge  of  Freemasons, — dedicated  to  God,  a  refuge  from  the 
cares  and  turmoils  of  the  world  ;  its  altar  is  the  shrine  where  Faith, 
Hope,  and  Charity  are  worshipped  ;  unity  and  harmony  abound ;  self 
lost  in  brotherhood ;  and  silence  and  secrecy  guard  its  portals. 

10.  The  M.  IF.  Grand  Lodge  of  Wisconsin;  may  the  sun  never  go 
down  in  the  West,  so  that  its  rays  fail  to  illumine  its  members,  who,  ani¬ 
mated  with  a  fervent  zeal  and  possessed  of  light  and  knowledge,  are 
holding  before  the  craftsmen  of  the  prairies,  the  mountains,  and  the 
valleys  of  the  West,  the  true  interpretation  of  the  teachings  of  Free¬ 
masonry. 

11.  The  M.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Canada ;  tried  by  the  test  of  fidelity 
to  the  landmarks,  we  welcome  her  as  a  true  member  of  the  fraternity  of 
Grand  Lodges,  and  invoke  for  her  the  blessings  of  peace  and  harmony, 
that  they  may  descend  upon  all  her  jurisdiction  like  the  dews  of  heaven. 


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The  New  Masonic  Temple  is  dedicated.  The  grandest  Ma¬ 
sonic  edifice  in  the  world  is  consecrated  to  pure  and  benevolent 
purposes.  The  matchless  ceremonies  and  festivities  of  Dedica¬ 
tion  day  are  past.  There  were  present  participating  in  the 
imposing  ceremonies  of  the  day  many  distinguished  Masons  of 
other  jurisdictions.  Among  the  foreign  Masonic  jurisdictions 
represented  by  their  Grand  Masters  and  Grand  Lodge  Officers 
were,  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Rhode  Island,  Massachusetts, 
Delaware,  Maryland,  District  of  Columbia,  Nova  Scotia,  North 
Carolina,  West  Virginia,  Georgia,  Florida,  Missouri,  Iowa,  Ala¬ 
bama,  Arkansas,  Canada,  Connecticut,  Indiana,  Kansas,  Illinois, 
New  Hampshire,  Ohio,  and  Wisconsin. 


GRAND  HOLY  ROYAL  ARCH  CHAPTER  OF  PENNA. 

Historical. 

OYAL  ARCH  MASONRY  was  introduced 
into  America  by  those  Masons  who  were 
adherents  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England 
(Ancients),  about  the  year  1758,  at  the  time 
of  the  organization  under  that  Grand  Lodge 
of  Lodges  Nos.  2  and  3  in  Philadelphia. 
The  precise  date  cannot  be  stated  positively. 
It  is  known,  however,  that  there  was  a  Royal 
Arch  Lodge  (now  Jerusalem  Chapter  No.  3),  working  under  the 
warrant  of  Lodge  No.  3,  on  December  3,  1767,  the  minute- 
book  of  which  is  now  in  existence,  showing  a  continuous  life  to 
the  present  time.  At  the  time  of  the  organization  of  the  Royal 
Arch,  it  was  claimed  that  Lodges  having  members  suitably 
qualified  were  authorized  to  open  Chapters  of  Royal  Arch 
Masons,  and  later  it  was  declared  lawful  to  open  bodies  of  the 
so-called  higher  degrees  and  appendant  orders.  Thus  we  find 
Lodges  during  the  latter  part  of  the  last  century  giving  the 
authority  of  their  warrants  to  open  Commanderies  of  Knights 
Templar,  and  a  Lodge  of  Grand  Elect  Perfect  and  Sublime 
Masons,  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  (1787). 


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The  only  degree  recognized  in  Capitular  Masonry  in  Penn¬ 
sylvania  in  1767,  and  up  to  1823,  was  the  Royal  Arch.  The 
ceremony  of  “  Past  Master,"  or,  as  it  is  here  called,  “  passing  to 
the  chair,"  was  an  exclusive  right  belonging  to  the  Blue  or  Craft 
Lodges,  and  the  authority  for  conferring  of  it  by  dispensation  was 
one  of  the  prerogatives  of  the  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

The  Mark  Degree,  although  bearing  the  evidence  of  a  greater 
antiquity  than  the  Royal  Arch,  was  then  looked  upon  and  con¬ 
ferred  as  a  side  degree,  and  by  many  considered  as  a  part  of  the 
Fellow  Craft  degree. 

The  Most  Excellent  Master’s  Degree  was  peculiarly  of  Ameri¬ 
can  origin,  and  was  not  known  in  Pennsylvania  until  the  inde¬ 
pendence  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania,  at  which  time 
the  Mark  and  Most  Excellent  Masters’  Degrees  were  authorized 
to  be  conferred  by  the  Royal  Arch  Chapters  subordinate  to  it. 

The  Grand  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania  was  formed  on  Novem¬ 
ber  23,  1795,  under  the  authority  of  the  Grand  Lodge  —  the 
Grand  Master  and  other  elective  Grand  Officers  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  being  the  officers  for  the  time  being  of  the  Grand  Chap¬ 
ter.  A  Mark  Lodge  was  about  being  formed  in  1812,  under  the 
General  Grand  Chapter  of  the  United  States,  but  the  brethren 
interested  therein  were  induced  by  the  Grand  Lodge  to  abandon 
the  attempt. 

Owing  to  the  progress  of  Royal  Arch  Masonry  in  the  other 
States  of  the  Union,  and  the  fact  that  the  companions  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania,  not  being  in  possession  of  the  Mark  and  Most  Excel¬ 
lent  Masters’  Degrees,  were  deprived  of  the  pleasures  of  visiting 
the  neighboring  Chapters,  strong  efforts  were  made,  both  in  the 
Grand  Lodge  and  Grand  Chapter,  to  make  these  degrees  a 
portion  of  the  Royal  Arch.  After  much  discussion,  and  the 
Grand  Lodge  having  time  and  again  expressed  its  opinion 
that  Ancient  Masonry  consisted  of  but  three  degrees,  including 
the  Royal  Arch,  a  separation  was  brought  about  on  May  17, 
1824,  when  the  Grand  Chapter  became  independent,  and  the 
Mark  Master  and  the  Most  Excellent  Master  were  recognized 
as  belonging  to  Royal  Arch  Masonry  —  the  Grand  Lodge  very 
properly  maintaining  its  control  of  the  “passing  to  the  chair," 
or  “  Past  Master.” 


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The  Order  of  High  Priesthood,  the  official  degree  of  the  pre¬ 
siding  officer  of  the  Chapter,  was  first  known  in  Philadelphia, 
and  conferred  on  December  12,  1825. 

The  Governing  Bodies  of  Blue  and  Royal  Arch  Masonry  having 
so  long  worked  together  in  harmony,  it  was  deemed  proper  that 
the  Grand  Chapter  should  assist  in  giving  expression  to  the  joy 
of  the  Fraternity  on  the  completion  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple. 

At  *a  Quarterly  Communication  of  the  Grand  Chapter,  the 
Grand  Officers  were  appointed  a  committee  to  contract  for  and 
have  built,  in  the  Renaissance  or  Grand  Chapter  Hall,  an  organ 
for  the  use  of  the  Grand  and  Subordinate  Chapters.  The  organ 
was  erected  in  a  manner  novel  in  the  construction  of  that  grand 
instrument,  the  pipes  and  mechanism  being  supported  over  the 
head  and  in  the  rear  of  the  organist. 

At  the  Quarterly  Communication  held  May  1,  1873,  the 
Grand  Officers  were  authorized  to  set  apart  or  dedicate  the 
Grand  Chapter  Hall  to  the  purposes  of  Royal  Arch  Masonry, 
and  on  behalf  of  the  Grand  Chapter  to  invite  the  Grand  Officers 
of  other  Grand  Chapters  to  be  present  and  assist  in  the  cere¬ 
monies.  Accordingly,  invitations  were  extended  to  the  several 
Grand  Chapters,  many  of  whom  promptly  responded,  accepting 
the  invitation,  and  expressing  their  pleasure  at  being  permitted 
to  be  present  at  and  witness  the  first  dedication  of  a  room  or 
hall  to  the  exclusive  purposes  of  Royal  Arch  Masons.  Monday, 
the  29th  day  of  September,  was  selected  as  the  time  of  consecra¬ 
tion.  Early  in  the  morning  of  that  day  the  Grand  Chapter 
Officers  received  the  invited  guests  at  the  Grand  Chapter  Room 
in  the  old  Masonic  Hall  on  Chestnut  street,  from  whence  they 
were  escorted  to  the  New  Temple,  which  was  examined  in  all 
its  parts  from  cellar  to  roof. 

Early  in  the  afternoon,  the  Companions,  to  the  number  of  six 
hundred,  met  in  the  Renaissance  or  Grand  Chapter  Hall  to 
assist  in  the  dedicatory  ceremonies.  The  music,  vocal  and 
instrumental,  during  the  ceremonies,  was  under  the  direction  of 
Comp.  William  Wolsieffer. 


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RENAISSANCE  OR  GRAND  CHAPTER  HALL. 
NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 


PHILADELPHIA. 


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At  five  o’clock  p.  M.,  the  Grand  Officers  of  sister  jurisdictions, 
together  with  the  Grand  Officers,  the  District  Deputy  Grand 
High  Priests,  Past  Grand  High  Priests,  and  the  High  Priests, 
Kings,  and  Scribes  of  the  several  Chapters  meeting  in  the  New 
Masonic  Temple,  met  in  the  Corinthian  or  Grand  Lodge  Hall. 

The  Grand  Officers  of  sister  jurisdictions,  and  the  Past  Grand 
High  Priests  and  District  Deputy  High  Priests  of  this  jurisdic¬ 
tion,  wearing  their  respective  collars,  aprons,  and  jewels. 

The  Grand  Officers  of  Pennsylvania  and  the  High  Priests, 
Kings,  and  Scribes  of  Chapters  meeting  in  the  New  Temple  in 
full  official  robes  and  clothing. 

The  Grand  Marshal  then  formed  the  procession  as  follows  : 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  PENNSYLVANIA. 

GRAND  MASTERS  OF  CEREMONIES. 

Comp.  Dewees  J.  Martin  and  Comp.  Thos,  R.  Patton, 
(Carrying  the  Ark  of  the  Covenant.) 

GRAND  MARSHAL. 

Comp.  Edward  Masson. 

M.  E.  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  Charles  E.  Meyer. 

M.  E.  GRAND  KING.  M.  E.  GRAND  SCRIBE,  p.  f. 

Comp.  Andrew  Robeno,  Jr.  Comp.  Michael  Nisbet,  P.  G.  H.  P. 

M.  E.  GRAND  TREASURER,  p.  t.  M.  E.  GRAND  SECRETARY. 
Comp.  Geo.  W.  Wood,  P.  G.  H.  P.  Comp.  John  Thomson. 


PAST  GRAND  HIGH  PRIESTS. 


Comp.  Joseph  S.  Riley, 


Comp.  Daniel  Thompson, 


“  Samuel  H.  Perkins, 


“  Jeremiah  L.  Hutchinson, 


“  James  Simpson, 


“  George  W.  Wood, 

“  Samuel  C.  Perkins, 
“  George  Griscom, 


“  Edward  P.  Lescure, 


“  Harman  Baugh, 
“  John  C.  Smith, 


“  Michael  Nisbet. 


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GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  MASSACHUSETTS. 
GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  Alfred  F.  Chapman. 


DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 
Comp.  A.  St.  John  Chambre. 


GRAND  KING. 

Comp.  J.  K.  Baker. 

GRAND  TREASURER. 
Comp.  George  S.  Noyes. 


GRAND  SCRIBE. 
Comp.  F.  G.  Walbridge. 

GRAND  SECRETARY. 
Comp.  Z.  H.  Thomas,  Jr. 


GRAND  CHAPLAIN. 

Comp.  William  Parkman. 

DISTRICT  DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGH  PRIESTS. 

Comp.  D.  E.  Chase,  Comp.  Tracy  B.  Cheever, 

Comp.  John  Dean. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  RHODE  ISLAND. 

GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  F.  G.  Jillson. 

GRAND  TREASURER.  GRAND  SECRETARY. 

Comp.  G.  F.  Swartz.  Comp.  G.  H.  Burnham. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  NEW  YORK. 

GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  Thomas  C.  Cassidy. 

PAST  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  John  W.  Simons. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  MARYLAND. 

GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  George  L.  McCahan. 

DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  James  W.  Bowers. 


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GRAND  KING. 


GRAND  SCRIBE. 
Comp.  Charles  F.  Achey. 


Comp.  Herman  L.  Emmons. 


GRAND  TREASURER. 
Comp.  Frederick  Woodworth. 


Comp.  William  A.  Wentz. 


GRAND  SECRETARY. 


PAST  DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 
Comp.  Edward  T.  Shultz. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  NEW  JERSEY. 
DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 
Comp.  F.  G.  Wiese. 


GRAND  TREASURER. 


GRAND  SECRETARY. 
Comp.  Thomas  J.  Corson. 


Comp.  I.  Layton  Register. 


GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  SOUTH  CAROLINA. 
DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 
Comp.  Augustine  T.  Smythe. 

GRAND  KING. 

Comp.  G.  T.  Berg. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  OHIO. 
GRAND  SECRETARY. 

Comp.  John  D.  Caldwell. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  IOWA. 

PAST  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 
Comp.  Theodore  Sutton  Parvin. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  GEORGIA. 
Comp.  Marcus  Weil,  proxy. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  WISCONSIN. 
GRAND  KING. 

Comp.  John  C.  Brooker. 


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GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  DELAWARE. 

GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  George  W.  Stone. 

DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  J.  W.  Causey. 

GRAND  SCRIBE. 

Comp.  H.  B.  McIntyre. 

GRAND  TREASURER.  GRAND  SECRETARY. 

Comp.  S.  A.  Hodgman.  Comp.  John  P.  Allman. 


GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA. 
GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  A.  F.  Longly. 

DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  Noble  D.  Larner. 


GRAND  KING. 
Comp.  J.  L.  Johnson. 


GRAND  SCRIBE. 
Comp.  A.  Wall. 


GRAND  SECRETARY.  GRAND  TREASURER. 

Comp.  L.  G.  Stevens.  Comp.  C.  Smith. 

GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  WEST  VIRGINIA. 

GRAND  HIGH  PRIEST. 

Comp.  Thomas  H.  Logan. 


GRAND  CHAPLAINS. 

Comp.  Rev.  John  Chambers,  Comp.  Rev.  William  C.  Robinson, 
“  “  Alex.  M.  Wiggins,  “  “  Geo.  W.  Maclaughlin, 


William  B.  Wood, 
Leighton  Coleman, 
Daniel  Washburn, 


Thomas  J.  Davies, 
James  MacGowan, 
Thomas  A.  Fernley. 


DISTRICT  DEPUTY  GRAND  HIGPI  PRIESTS. 
Comp.  Charles  M.  Howell,  Comp.  C.  F.  Knapp, 

“  Joseph  S.  Evans,  “  George  S.  Snyder, 


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Comp.  R.  H.  Thomas, 

“  Joseph  L.  Lemberger, 

“  H.  A.  Wiltberger, 

“  T.  S.  Hillard, 

“  John  H.  Dusenbury, 

“  R.  C.  Simpson, 

G.  CAPTAIN  OF  THE  HOST. 
Comp.  Rev.  Robert  H.  Pattison. 

G.  ROYAL  ARCH  CAPTAIN. 
Comp.  Joseph  S.  George. 

G.  MASTER  OF  SECOND  VAIL. 
Comp.  Charles  H.  Kingston. 

GRAND  PURSUIVANT. 

Comp.  John  L.  Young. 


Comp.  C.  R.  Earley, 

“  Edward  H.  Turner, 

“  William  Chatland, 

“  Geter  C.  Shidle, 

“  Samuel  Brown,  Jr., 

“  George  P.  Owen. 

G.  PRINCIPAL  SOJOURNER. 
Comp.  George  E.  Wagner. 

G.  MASTER  OF  THIRD  VAIL. 
Comp.  Isaac  Muff. 

G.  MASTER  OF  FIRST  VAIL. 
Comp.  Geo.  W.  Kendrick,  Jr. 


GRAND  TYLER. 
Comp.  Charles  Schnider. 


Jerusalem  Chapter,  No.  3. 

A.  Nelson  Batten,  H.  P. 

Augustus  R.  Hall,  K.  Samuel  McCambridge,  S. 


Harmony  Chapter,  No.  52. 

Wm.  H.  Burkhardt,  H.  P. 

William  C.  Hamilton,  K.  John  Curtis,  S. 

Columbia  Chapter,  No.  9. 

Jacob  Roberts,  H.  P. 

Thomas  S.  Woodbury,  K.  John  J.  Heisler,  S. 

Philadelphia  Chapter,  No.  169. 

James  Nelson,  H.  P. 

Hibbert  P.  John,  K.  William  H.  Heck,  S. 


Keystone  Chapter,  No.  175. 

Robert  C.  Floyd,  H.  P. 

William  A.  Sinn,  K.  Horace  G.  O.  Ramborger,  S. 


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Oriental  Chapter,  No.  183. 

Charles  C.  Douglass,  H.  P. 


William  T.  Reynolds,  K. 


B.  Frank  Abbett,  S. 


St.  Jopin  Chapter,  No.  232. 
Edward  S.  Keeler,  H.  P. 


John  M.  Howland,  K. 


Robert  PI.  Vaughan,  S. 


Kensington  Chapter,  No.  233. 

Sidney  R.  Morris,  H.  P. 


Griffith  O.  Storrie,  K. 


Henry  R.  Price,  S. 


As  the  Grand  Officers  entered,  all  the  Companions  arose  with 
as  much  silence  as  possible,  and  remained  standing  until  after  the 
Prayer. 

As  the  head  of  the  procession  reached  the  East,  the  Grand 
Officers  of  sister  jurisdictions,  District  Deputy  Grand  High  Priests, 
Grand  Treasurer,  Grand  Secretary,  Past  Grand  High  Priests, 
Grand  Chaplains,  and  Grand  Tyler  proceeded  at  once  to  the 
places  assigned  them,  viz. :  Past  Grand  High  Priests  and  District 
Deputies  to  the  North;  Grand  Officers  of  sister  jurisdictions  to 
the  South. 

Grand  Treasurer,  Grand  Secretary,  Grand  Chaplains,  and 
Grand  Tyler  to  their  stations  and  places. 

Upon  reaching  the  East,  the  Grand  Officers  halted. 


The  earth  is  the  Lord’s,  and  the  fulness  thereof ;  the  world,  and  they 
that  dwell  therein. 

For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas,  and  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  ?  and  who  shall  stand  in  his 
holy  place  ? 

He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart ;  who  hath  not  lifted  up  his 
soul  unto  vanity,  nor  sworn  deceitfully. 

He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Lord,  and  righteousness  from  the 
God  of  his  salvation. 

This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  him,  that  seek  thy  face,  O  Jacob. 


Selah. 


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Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye.  gates ;  and  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlasting  doors  ; 
and  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ?  the  Lord  strong  and  mighty,  the  Lord  mighty 
in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  even  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting  doors  ; 
and  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ?  the  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King  of  glory. 
Selah. 

Prayer  by  Grand  Chaplain  Comp.  Rev.  John  Chambers. 

Response.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall 
be,  world  without  end.  Amen,  so  mote  it  be,  Amen. 

The  procession  was  then  formed,  falling  in  right  and  left  after 
the  Grand  High  Priest,  and  proceeded  three  times  around  the  Hall, 
during  which  the  following  was  sung: 


Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell  together  in 
unity  ! 

It  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head,  that  ran  down  upon  the 
beard,  even  Aaron’s  beard  :  that  went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garments  ; 

As  the  dew  of  Hermon,  and  as  the  dew  that  descended  upon  the  moun¬ 
tains  of  Zion  ;  for  there  the  Lord  commanded  the  blessing,  even  life  for 
evermore. 

The  procession  and  Grand  Officers  being  in  their  position, 
Grand  Chaplain  Comp.  Rev.  Alexander  M.  Wiggins  read 
(during  which  the  Grand  King  and  Grand  Scribe  advanced  to 
the  Chapter,  which  had  been  placed  in  the  proper  position,  and 
taking  the  elements  of  consecration  at  the  proper  time,  sprinkled 
the  Chapter  with  corn  and  wine). 

There  shall  be  an  handful  of  corn  in  the  earth  upon  the  top  of  the 
mountains  ;  the  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon  :  and  they  of  the 
city  shall  flourish  like  grass  of  the  earth. 

His  name  shall  endure  forever  :  his  name  shall  be  continued  as  long 
as  the  sun :  and  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him  :  all  nations  shall  call  him 
blessed. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel,  who  only  doeth 
wondrous  things. 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  forever  :  and  let  the  whole  earth 
be  filled  with  his  glory.  Amen,  and  Amen. 


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For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the  children  of  Levi  shall  bring  the 
offering  of  the  corn,  of  the  new  wine,  and  the  oil,  unto  the  chambers, 
where  are  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  priests  that  minister, 
and  the  porters,  and  the  singers :  and  we  will  not  forsake  the  house  of 
our  God. 

And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man,  and  oil  to  make  his 
face  to  shine,  and  bread  which  strengtheneth  man’s  heart. 

The  procession  then  proceeded,  three  times  around  the  Hall,  the 
same  as  before,  during  which  the  following  was  sung: 


The  glorious  Majesty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon  us  ; 
Prosper  thou  the  work  of  our  hands, 

O  prosper  thou  our  handy-work. 


The  procession  and  Grand  Officers  being  in  their  proper  posi¬ 
tion,  Grand  Chaplain  Wiggins  read  (during  which  the  Grand 
High  Priest  advanced  to  the  Chapter,  and  taking  the  element  of 
consecration,  anointed  the  Chapter  at  the  proper  time) 

And  thou  shalt  make  it  an  oil  of  holy  ointment,  an  ointment  com¬ 
pound  after  the  art  of  the  apothecary  :  it  shall  be  an  holy  anointing  oil. 

And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  therewith, 
and  the  ark  of  the  testimony, 

And  the  table  and  all  his  vessels,  and  the  candlestick  and  his  vessels, 
and  the  altar  of  incense, 

And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with  all  his  vessels,  and  the  laver  and 
his  foot. 

And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them,  that  they  may  be  most  holy  :  whatso¬ 
ever  toucheth  them  shall  be  holy. 

And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  consecrate  them,  and 
they  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  Priest’s  office. 

The  procession  then  formed  and  marched  three  times  around 
the  room  as  before,  during  which  the  following  was  sung: 


Bow  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  O  Lord,  and  hear  thou  me, 
For  daily  I  will  call,  O  Lord,  will  call  on  thee. 

Be  gracious,  Lord,  to  me,  be  gracious,  Lord,  to  me, 

For  daily  I  will  call,  O  Lord,  will  call  on  thee. 

Response :  “  So  mote  it  be.” 


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The  procession  and  Grand  Officers  being  in  their  proper  posi¬ 
tion,  Grand  Chaplain  Comp.  Rev.  Leighton  Coleman  read 

Thus  all  the  work  that  Solomon  made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  was 
finished  :  and  Solomon  brought  in  all  the  things  that  David  his  father 
had  dedicated ;  and  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  all  the  instruments, 
put  he  among  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  God. 

Then  Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of 
the  tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  Jeru¬ 
salem,  to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the  city 
of  Dayid,  which  is  Zion. 

Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Israel  assembled  themselves  unto  the  king 
in  the  feast  which  was  in  the  seventh  month. 

And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came ;  and  the  Levites  took  up  the  ark. 

And  they  brought  up  the  ark,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega¬ 
tion,  and  all  the  holy  vessels  that  were  in  the  tabernacle,  these  did  the 
priests  and  the  Levites  bring  up. 

And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  unto 
his  place,  to  the  oracle  of  the  house,  into  the  most  holy  place,  even 
under  the  wings  of  the  cherubim : 

For  the  cherubim  spread  forth  their  wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark, 
and  the  cherubim  covered  the  ark,  and  the  staves  thereof  above. 

And  they  drew  out  the  staves  of  the  ark,  that  the  ends  of  the  staves 
were  seen  from  the  ark  before  the  oracle;  but  they  were  not  seen  with¬ 
out.  And  there  it  is  unto  this  day. 

There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the  two  tables  which  Moses  put 
therein  at  Horeb,  when  the  Lord  made  a  covenant  with  the  children  of 
Israel,  when  they  came  out  of  Egypt. 

Ceremonies. 


Grand  Chaplain. 

Now  when  Solomon  had  made  an  end  of  praying,  the  fire  came  down 
from  heaven,  and  consumed  the  burnt-offering  and  the  sacrifices  ;  and 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  house. 

And  the  priests  could  not  enter  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  because 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  Lord’s  house. 

And  when  all  the  children  of  Israel  saw  how  the  fire  came  down, 
and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  upon  the  house,  they  bowed  themselves  with 
their  faces  to  the  ground  upon  the  pavement,  and  worshipped,  and 
praised  the  Lord,  saying,  For  he  is  good  ;  for  his  mercy  endureth  forever. 

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Within  this  Holy  Dwelling. 

After  which  the  Grand  High  Priest  declared  the  Grand 
Chapter  room  dedicated,  in  the  following  words  : 

‘ ‘  By  virtue  of  the  High  Powers  in  me  vested,  I  do  now  declare  this 
Tabernacle  duly  consecrated  and  dedicated  to  the  purposes  of  Royal 
Arch  Masonry. 

“  May  this  place  become  beautiful  as  the  Temple,  peaceful  as  the  ark, 
and  sacred  as  the  most  holy  place.  May  our  oblations  of  piety  and 
praise  be  grateful  as  the  incense,  our  love  warm  as  its  flame,  and  our 
charity  diffusive  as  its  fragrance.  May  our  hearts  be  pure  as  the  altar, 
and  our  conduct  acceptable  as  the  offering.  May  the  exercises  of  our 
charity  be  as  constant  as  the  returning  wants  of  the  distressed  wido’iv 
and  helpless  orphan.  May  the  approbation  of  Heaven  be  our  encour¬ 
agement,  and  the  testimony  of  a  good  conscience  our  support.  May 
we  be  endowed  with  every  good  and  perfect  gift  while  travelling  the 
rugged  path  of  life,  and  finally  admitted  within  the  veil  of  heaven  to 
the  full  enjoyment  of  life  eternal.  Amen.” 

Response  :  “So  mote  it  be.” 

Proclamation  by  Grand  Marshal. 

Prayer  by  Grand  Chaplain  Comp.  Rev.  Geo.  W.  Maclaughlin. 

The  Most  Excellent  Grand  High  Priest,  Comp.  Charles  E. 
Meyer,  then  delivered  the  following  address  : 

Most  Excellent  Companions  :  —  To-day,  in  the  presence  of  the 
Mason’s  father,  the  Great  Jehovah,  and  in  His  holy  name,  with  hearts 
overflowing  with  thankfulness,  we  have  with  solemn  ceremonies  set  apart 
this  tabernacle  for  His  service.  The  past  to  us,  as  Royal  Arch  Masons, 
has  been  one  of  the  most  pleasant,  and  with  a  fervent  desire  on  our  part, 
we  can  look  forward  to  a  future  of  great  rejoicing.  Among  the  many 
beautiful  and  significant  ceremonies  of  the  ancient  Jews,  was  one  which 
is  peculiarly  applicable  to  the  ceremonies  of  this  day.  At  the  time  when 
the  fruits  of  the  earth  had  all  been  gathered,  the  ancient  Israelites  were 
commanded  by  God  to  gather  to  a  grand  feast  on  the  seventh  month, 
answering  to  the  month  of  September,  and,  with  the  carrying  of  palms, 
and  with  great  shouting  and  praise,  thanks  were  given  to  the  Lord  for 
all  the  blessings  vouchsafed  them  in  the  past  and  present. 


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What  more  appropriate  season  than  the  present  could  there  have 
been  selected  for  the  dedication  of  this  Temple  ?  The  several  temples 
of  the  Israelites,  beginning  with  that  of  King  Solomon,  were  all  dedi¬ 
cated  at  this  period  of  the  year. 

At  the  dedication  of  the  first  Temple,  the  elders  and  heads  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel  assembled  in  Jerusalem,  at  the  time  of 
the  feast  of  the  tabernacle ;  the  ark  containing  the  covenant  which  the 
Lord  made  with  the  children  of  Israel,  was  brought  up  from  its  tempo¬ 
rary  abode  in  the  tabernacle,  and  with  shouting  and  praise,  and  amidst 
the  greatest  rejoicing,  was  seated  in  its  resting-place  beneath  the  wings 
of  the  cherubim  in  the  most  holy  place.  The  approbation  of  God 
was  manifested  and  made  visible,  when  His  glory  filled  the  house  to 
such  a  degree  that  the  priests  could  not  enter. 

At  such  a  season  as  this  the  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania  celebrates  the  anniversary  of  its  birth,  and  amidst  such  a  gather¬ 
ing  of  Masons  as  the  world  never  saw,  this  Temple  was  made  holy  for 
Masonry.  As  she  has  rejoiced  in  its  completion,  so  we,  receiving  our 
Masonic  life-blood  from  her,  do  this  day,  as  Royal  Arch  Masons,  with 
all  the  full  ceremonies  of  our  fraternity,  bring  up  the  ark  of  our  cove¬ 
nant,  and  pray  that  God’s  richest  blessings  may  descend  not  only  upon 
us  and  our  children,  but  upon  Ancient  Craft  and  Royal  Arch  Masonry. 
May  the  fruits  of  the  elements  of  consecration — corn,  wine,  and  oil, 
sprinkled  on  its  corner-stone  and  cope-stone — be  abundant,  and  increase 
and  multiply. 

The  Royal  Arch  Degrees,  over  which  the  Grand  Chapter  exercises 
authority,  are  founded  on  the  practice  of  the  broadest  charity,  not  only 
to  those  within,  but  also  those  without  the  fraternity. 

We  are  taught  to  govern  ourselves  discreetly,  that  all  our  works  and 
actions  should  be  dedicated  to  the  service  of  God  ;  and  we  are  further 
taught  a  stronger  love  for  His  holy  name.  Walking  hand  in  hand 
with  the  true  worshippers  of  the  living  God,  Masonry  points  to 
the  eternal  home  of  those  who  have  put  their  trust  in  Him.  Seeking 
no  man,  withvopen  hands  she  receives  all  those  who  in  truth  seek  her 
light,  teaching  the  divine  lesson  of  doing  unto  others  as  you  would 
they  should  do  unto  you. 

The  sister  of  religion,  she  inculcates  pure  morality.  She  detracts 
nothing ;  asks  no  man  to  change  his  politics  or  religion.  She  has  a 
profound  respect  for  all. 

The  first  important  trust  we  received  as  a  Mason  was  the  Holy 
Bible.  We  were  told  it  was  a  guide  to  our  path  and  a  light  to  our  way ; 
that  it  was  the  greatest  Masonic  light.  In  searching  it,  (our  ancient 


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book  of  the  law,)  we  find  more  and  more  the  beauties  of  Freemasonry 
exemplified.  Freemasonry,  founded  upon  a  belief  in  the  one  only 
true  and  living  God  (for  he  who  believes  otherwise  cannot  enter),  re¬ 
quires  also  a  firm  faith  in  the  future  and  the  immortality  of  the  soul. 
The  true  Mason  will  live  in  spirit  and  in  truth  in  its  teachings. 

The  system  of  Masonry  as  practised  at  present  cannot  truly  be  said 
to  be  that  of  the  earliest  date.  Then  the  first  degree  sealed  the 
neophyte’s  lips,  and  closed  them  to  the  profane  world.  Slowly  it  can 
be  traced  thence,  step  by  step,  degree  by  degree,  grade  by  grade, 
order  by  order,  through  the  Blue  or  Craft  Lodges  to  the  Scarlet  or 
Royal  Arch  Chapter,  but  it  cannot  be  said  how  much  further  the  inge¬ 
nuity  of  man  may  lead. 

Deprived  of  the  Holy  Bible,  our  Chapters  could  not  be  opened,  and 
Masonry  would  soon  be  classed  with  those  associations  now  dead,  on 
which  the  Divine  approbation  was  not  manifested. 

We  must  look  carefully  to  its  teachings,  and  walk  by  its  light  to  the 
footstool  of  the  throne,  where,  under  the  shadow  of  the  wings  of  God, 
we  may  pass  through  the  veils  of  life  to  the  holiest  place  in  Immor¬ 
tality. 

Let  us  not  follow  the  example  of  the  children  of  Israel,  who  at 
one  time  worshipped  false  gods,  and  thereby  lose  that  which  we  have 
worked  for. 

Let  us  stand  firm  to  Masonry,  as  did  the  faithful  Israelites  surround 
the  Ark  of  the  Covenant  and  the  Tabernacle,  when  it  was  in  danger  of 
falling  into  profane  and  unclean  hands. 

The  night  which  is  coming  may  be  dark ;  the  storms  may  beat ;  the 
lightning  may  flash;  the  thunder  roll ;  the  heart  of  man,  creation’s  lord, 
may  tremble  and  sink,  but  the  rock  of  Masonry  will  still  remain  firm, 
and  as  the  storm  is  dispersed  and  the  sun  shines  once  more  brightly, 
there  is  seen  by  the  light  from  above,  the  great  light  of  Masonry,  the 
Holy  Bible,  firmly  planted  and  securing  the  safety  of  our  Masonic  rock. 

In  that  time  of  storm  they  are  cowards  who  would  sail  away  to  fairer 
weather.  All  honor  to  those  who  will  be  found  clinging  to  the  rock. 

And  now,  in  the  language  of  our  beautiful  ritual, 

“  Our  works  are  completed. 

The  ark  safely  seated,” 

and  those  who  have  erected  this  Temple,  can  truly  “be  greeted  as 
workmen  most  rare.” 


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Words  composed  expressly  for  the  occasion  by  Comp.  Dennis  F.  Dealy,  of 
Chapter  No.  3.  Music,  Luther’s  Choral  —  “  Ein  feste  Burg.” 

For  Thee,  O  Lord,  this  house  we ’ve  built, 

Have  joined  in  proud  endeavor, 

And  now,  we  ask,  Thy  glory  wilt 
Be  shed  on  it  forever. 

We  covenant  in  joy, 

And  hallowed  thoughts  employ, 

As  songs  of  praise  we  sing, 

And  precious  incense  bring, 

To  place  upon  Thy  altar. 

Here  is  Faith’s  Ark,  Great  Architect, 

By  loving  hands  anointed : 

Who  know  Thy  pow’r,  and  walk  erect, 

In  ways  Thou  hast  appointed : 

Here  truth’s  pure  fountain  flows, 

Here  peace  each  workman  knows, 

Here  within  th’  inner  veil, 

Our  gladdest  hymns  doth  hail 

Thee,  Lord  of  Hosts  and  Master. 

From  hearts  that  now  Thy  presence  feel, 

Accept  this  humble  treasure, 

In  its  precincts,  may  all  who  kneel, 

But  seek  Thy  holy  pleasure ; 

Thy  Spirit  fill  the  tried, 

Who  with  Thy  word  as  guide, 

In  triumph  find  the  way, 

Leading  to  eternal  day, 

Where  are  Thy  hosts  in  heaven. 

The  Grand  Chapter  was  then  opened  in  ancient  and  solemn 
form. 

The  following  address  and  welcome  by  Comp.  Andrew  Ro- 
beno,  Jr.,  Acting  Grand  King,  was  then  made  : 

Most  Excellent  Grand  High  Priest  and  Companions  We  are 
taught,  on  our  first  entrance  into  the  portals  of  Freemasonry,  “  in  the  be¬ 
ginning,”  when  that  mysterious  Spirit,  whom  we  reverently  call  God,  first 
moved  upon  the  face  of  the  waters  and  light  burst  forth  at  His  almighty 


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fiat  and  bathed  the  earth  in  its  infolded  rays ;  when  chaos,  floating  in 
space  infinite,  felt  for  the  first  time  the  plastic  hand  of  God,  moulding, 
fashioning  and  shaping  the  elements  into  this  beautiful  world,  Masonry 
was.  Through  all  the  ages,  cycles  and  centuries  that  have  accumu¬ 
lated,  and  which  so  gracefully  wreathe  and  adorn  her  majestic  brow,  she 
presents  to-day,  as  we  assemble  within  this  one  of  her  palace  gates,  a 
sight  magnificently  beautiful,  thrilling  and  divine.  Hoary  with  the 
ages,  coeval  with  the  creation  of  this  mighty  universe,  yet  the  jewels 
which  adorn  her  are  Wisdom,  Strength  and  Beauty,  bright  in  all  their 
virgin  purity  and  freshness,  and  sparkling  in  their  pristine  beauty  and 
original  splendor,  inviting  the  seeker  after  light  and  the  inquirer  after 
knowledge  and  happiness  within  her  virtuous  gates,  first  and  always  to 
recognize  the  great  brotherhood  of  man,  ignoring  bigotry,  intolerance 
and  oppression,  founded  upon  the  granite  rock  of  truth,  seeks  from  her 
silent  retreat  to  extend  the  same  charitable  and  benignant  influence 
over  all,  and  will,  until  the  pendulum  of  time  shall  cease  to  vibrate, 
while  life  and  thought  and  being  last  or  immortality  endures.  The 
capitular  degrees,  to  which  as  a  grand  body  we  are  so  closely  allied,  is 
one  and  inseparable  with  Blue  Masonry.  They  must  ever  go  hand-in- 
hand  together.  The  Royal  Arch  is  the  cope-stone  of  the  great  Masonic 
edifice.  Without  it  the  building  is  incomplete,  wanting  the  signet  of 
God,  the  adorning  and  symmetry  of  perfection.  It  is  the  keystone  of 
the  vaulted  arch,  spanning,  in  its  sevenfold  splendor,  the  mighty  fabric 
upon  which  it  rests,  and  under  which  lie  concealed  from  the  eye  pro¬ 
fane  those  precious  relics  so  dear  to  the  true  Masonic  heart. 

Never,  amid  the  mutations  of  time  or  the  vicissitudes  of  life,  even 
from  the  glad  hour  when  the  smoke  first  ascended  from  the  altar  built 
by  pious  Abel,  down  through  the  vista  of  ages,  when  fire  came  down 
out  of  heaven  and  consumed  the  burnt-offerings  and  the  sacrifices  at 
the  temple  on  Mount  Moriah,  never  has  there  been  a  house  erected  to 
God,  and  completed  under  such  auspicious  omens,  and  indicating  the 
Divine  blessing,  as  the  one  we  set  apart  this  day  to  His  glory.  The 
ceremonial  of  to-day,  my  companions,  is  of  great  significance,  and 
marks  an  epoch  not  only  in  the  history  of  this  Grand  Chapter,  but 
one  of  no  ordinary  character  and  interest  to  Royal  Arch  Masonry  through¬ 
out  our  entire  country.  Most  Excellent,  this  is  the  very  first  and  only 
instance,  so  far  as  we  know  or  have  any  record,  in  the  entire  history 
of  our  Order,  in  which  a  tabernacle  has  been  wholly  set  apart  and 
solemnly  dedicated  and  consecrated  exclusively  for  the  capitular  de¬ 
grees,  and  to  this  Grand  Chapter  belongs  the  honor.  May  we  not 
hope  the  example  set  to-day  by  this  Grand  Chapter  will  be  followed 


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by  our  sister  grand  bodies  ?  And  why  should  it  not  be  so  ?  Masonry 
has  always  had  her  holy  ground,  her  high  hills  and  low  vales,  her  splen¬ 
did  palaces  and  gorgeous  temples,  rich  and  glorious  in  their  associations, 
with  none  to  dispute  their  title  or  the  right  of  their  inheritance. 

Sailing  on  a  broad  and  prosperous  sea,  on  the  very  crest  of  the  wave, 
how  well  calculated  to  inspire  and  beget  within  us  feelings  of  joy  and 
pleasure,  and  mutual  congratulations  over  our  great  success  as  an  institu¬ 
tion.  At  such  a  time  as  the  present  would  it  not  be  well,  in  a  few  cau¬ 
tious  words,  to  raise  the  voice  of  warning,  and  be  reminded  herein  may 
lay  our  great  danger?  We  cannot  be  too  careful,  in  times  of  prosperity 
and  in  hours  of  rejoicing,  to  render  unto  God  the  praise  due  Him,  and 
our  devout  thanksgiving  for  His  mighty  acts  and  wonderful  dealings 
and  many  blessings  to. us  as  a  fraternity  and  people;  for  without  His 
blessing  “nothing  is  good,  nothing  is  strong,  nothing  is  perfect;  ”  for 
He  alone  is  good  and  His  mercy  endureth  forever.  In  the  midst  of 
our  festivities  and  rejoicings  let  us  gratefully  recognize  the  open  hand 
of  God,  who  maketh  rich  and  addeth  no  sorrow.  Pride  and  idolatry 
are  twin  crimes,  and  so  repugnant  to  God  that  the  malediction  of 
Heaven  has  been  more  than  once  executed  upon  the  guilty.  Let  us 
be  careful  not  to  indulge  the  unholy  thought  which  dwelt  in  the  breast 
of  that  idolatrous  king  of  old,  who  exclaimed,  as  he  surveyed,  in  the 
pride  of  his  heart,  the  magnitude  and  magnificence  of  the  city  over 
which  he  ruled,  “  Is  not  this  great  Babylon  that  I  have  built  for  the 
house  of  the  Kingdom,  by  the  might  of  my  power  and  for  the  honor  of 
my  majesty?”  And  upon  him,  for  the  full-blown  pride  of  his  heart, 
fell  the  blight  and  withering  curse  of  God.  And  may  we  not,  with 
some  degree  of  profit  to  ourselves,  remember  that  it  was  at  the  time  in 
the  midst  and  very  height  of  that  proud  city’s  boasted  prosperity 
and  strength?  Even  in  that  self-same  hour  came  forth  fingers  of  a 
man’s  hand  and  wrote  over  against  the  wall  upon  the  king’s  palace, 
in  mysterious  characters,  those  ominous  words  that  foretold  her  sudden 
and  early  doom,  “  Mene,  Mene,  Tekel,  Upharsin.”  Let  us  take  coun¬ 
sel  and  warning  from  the  past,  for  it  is  full  of  wholesome  experience, 
and  we  manifest  our  superior  wisdom  and  do  well  to  profit  thereby. 
Let  us  mark  with  glad  and  grateful  hearts  all  the  way  which  God  has 
so  graciously  brought  us.  But  let  these  rejoicings  be  mingled  with  a 
degree  of  fear  and  trembling,  lest,  peradventure,  among  the  large  accre¬ 
tions  which  have  gone  to  swell  our  still  increasing  numbers,  we  may 
have  been  too  indifferent  and  too  neglectful  in  the  discharge  of  our 
duties,  in  scanning  with  that  jealous  scrutiny,  as  we  should,  those  seek¬ 
ing  admission,  and,  consequently,  suffering  to  pass  the  threshold  of  our 


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institution  those  who,  ignoring  the  true  design  of  our  Order,  have  done 
so  for  unworthy  motives  and  for  selfish  ends,  and  lest  such  an  element 
increasing  should  spread  its  fatal  poison,  like  the  deadly  upas,  until  our 
numbers  become  a  source  of  weakness  instead  of  power.  Companions, 
Royal  Arch  Masonry  never  can  be  strong  or  respected  from  mere  num¬ 
bers  alone.  Opposition  to  our  Order  exists  throughout  the  land,  and 
that,  too,  in  an  organized  form,  aggressive  in  its  nature  and  purposes, 
and,  however  lightly  esteemed  and  despised  by  some,  is  by  no  means 
to  be  disregarded,  much  less  ignored,  by  us,  so  far  as  to  make  us  negli¬ 
gent  or  indifferent  of  our  duties  as  Masons.  Men  of  no  little  influence, 
and  by  virtue  of  their  profession  and  position,  gain  access  to  large  con¬ 
gregations  and  numbers  of  people,  and  are  seeking  and  striving  with  a 
zeal  and  a  constancy  worthy  of  a  better  cause  to  prejudice  the  public 
mind,  and  more  particularly  the  religious  community,  against  us,  and, 
if  possible,  to  subvert  our  Order.  In  a  word,  the  old  anti-Masonic  ele¬ 
ment  is  not  dead,  but  alive,  and  under  the  leadership  of  men  who 
have  not  been  found  worthy  of  receiving  our  privileges,  or  by  their 
unworthy  lives  and  conduct  have  forfeited  them,  are  marshalling  their 
scattered  forces  anew. 

It  is  not  from  such  a  source  as  this,  however,  we  need  fear  or  appre¬ 
hend  any  danger.  Our  Order  can  never  suffer  from  foes  that  are  with¬ 
out;  it  is  from  no  assault  —  no!  for,  in  this  respect,  “our  castle’s 
strength  will  laugh  a  siege  to  scorn.  ”  It  is  the  slimy,  unseen  and  wily 
foe,  that  secret  enemy  which  we,  through  our  own  unfaithfulness  to  duty, 
have  permitted  to  crawl  in  among  us.  The  impure  and  unholy  charac¬ 
ters  of  some,  I  am  sorry  to  say,  that  have  been  suffered  to  pass  within 
the  veils  of  our  tabernacle,  is  a  secret  stab  at  the  very  vitals  of  our 
institution.  The  responsibility  resting  upon  us  in  this  respect  is  one 
of  the  most  solemn  and  imperative  nature.  Neither  can  we  rid  our¬ 
selves  of  it  by  any  subterfuge ;  it  is  an  individual  and  personal  one,  to 
hand  down  to  our  successors,  with  untarnished  purity,  the  same  sacred 
truth,  with  hands  unsullied  and  hearts  unpolluted,  even  as  we  received 
them.  The  King’s  daughter  “  is  all  glorious  within,”  said  the  Psalmist. 
Behold,  said  the  great  Teacher  of  men,  “An  Israelite  in  whom 
there  is  no  guile.”  Behold,  we  say,  a  true  Mason.  The  solemn  and 
deeply  interesting  ceremonies  of  to-day,  in  which  we  have  participated, 
in  dedicating  this  tabernacle  to  the  Most  High,  the  One  only  true  and 
living  God,  should  imbue  us  all  with  a  deeper  and  more  solemn  sense 
of  our  dependence  on  God,  the  great  Architect  of  the  universe,  the 
bestower  of  light  and  life,  the  Author  and  giver  of  all  our  mercies,  and 
should  further  lead  us  to  a  more  serious  apprehension  of  those  duties 


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and  obligations  which  are  due  him,  for  pur  unprecedented  success  as 
an  institution,  and  which  will  require  all  our  energies  and  His  divine 
aid  to  perform  aright.  As  a  component  part  of  the  great  Masonic 
family,  we  have  been  engaged  in  setting  apart  and  solemnly  conse¬ 
crating,  for  the  capitular  degrees,  this  portion  of  the  Temple;  the 
solemn  chant  and  the  inspired  prayer  have  gone  up  this  day,  from 
hearts  and  lips  sincere,  to  the  God  of  our  fathers,  that  He  would  bless 
this  house,  and  that  His  eyes  might  be  upon  it  day  and  night,  and  the 
symbol  of  His  presence,  the  Holy  Dove  of  Peace,  with  her  heavenly 
influence,  might  ever  dwell  among  us. 

Therefore,  laying  aside  all  guile,  envies  and  evil  speaking,  lifting  up 
holy  hands  without  wrath  or  doubting,  let  us  learn  with  meekness  the 
exalted  lesson  of  “  Holiness  to  the  Lord.” 

Let  the  High  Priest  of  every  Chapter  upon  whom  the  Holy  Order 
has  been  conferred  remember  that  he  has  been  made  such,  not  after 
the  law  of  a  carnal  commandment,  but  after  the  power  of  an  endless 
life.  For  He  testifieth — “Thou  art  a  priest  forever,  after  the  Order 
of  Melchisedeck.  ’  ’  The  ark  of  the  Lord  now  securely  rests  beneath 
one  of  the  most  magnificent  and  gorgeous  Temples  in  the  world.  This 
house,  which  we  have  just  dedicated  to  His  glory,  is  forever  to  be  the 
home  of  the  once  captive  exile.  As  we  meet  and  assemble  within  these 
newly-consecrated  walls,  may  it  be  with  clean  hands  and  a  pure  heart, 
for  he  alone  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  and  stand  in  His 
holy  place. 

The  success  of  our  institution  is  established.  The  very  earth  itself, 
as  it  whirls  along  its  orbit,  carries  the  universal  shout  around,  “  Esto 
Perpetua,”  and  from  the  distant  realms  of  the  coming  future  return 
the  prolonged  and  repeated  echo,  “  Be  thou  everlasting.” 

To  you,  our  honored  and  distinguished  guests  from  abroad,  who  have 
complimented  us  by  your  presence  on  this  interesting  and  solemn  occa¬ 
sion,  on  behalf  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania,  and  the  Royal 
Arch  Masons  of  Philadelphia,  I  extend  our  most  hearty,  cordial  and 
fraternal  greetings.  We  welcome  you  most  sincerely  to  our  hearts  and 
to  our  homes,  with  the  unfeigned  assurance  that  your  presence  here, 
and  in  such  large  numbers  from  all  parts  of  the  land,  has  touched  the 
tender  chord  of  our  hearts  and  deeply  affected  us.  This  marked  evi¬ 
dence  of  your  high  regard  and  esteem  in  which  you  have  been  pleased 
to  hold  this  Grand  Chapter,  has  filled  us  with  renewed  love  and  affec¬ 
tion  for  you,  and  to  feel  more  tenderly  than  ever  the  sacredness  of  the 
bond  which  unites  hearts  like  ours.  May  the  same  fraternal  spirit  of 
brotherly  love  and  immutable  fidelity  towards  each  other,  which  is  the 
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basis  of  our  institution,  be  ever  our  inspiration  while  travelling  the 
rough  and  rugged  path  of  life,  and  may  the  influence  spread  until 

"  From  pole  to  pole  its  sacred  laws  expand, 

Far  as  the  mighty  waters  roll  to  bless  remotest  land.” 

And  when  the  time  shall  draw  near  for  you  to  leave  us,  may  the  only 
regret  of  the  hour  be,  that  your  stay  was  not  longer  continued  ;  and  in 
the  lapse  of  years,  when  the  angel  Reaper  has  gathered  us,  one  after 
another,  to  the  house  appointed  for  all  living,  where  no  mention  of  us 
more  must  be  heard,  and  the  dust  and  toil  of  labor’s  task  is  o’er,  may 
the  same  fraternal  spirit  which  your  presence  inspires  in  our  hearts 
to-day,  be  renewed  within  the  veil  of  heaven,  in  that  land  where  it  is 
one  bright  summer  always,  and  sorrow  and  death  shall  come  again  no 
more.  Until  then, 


"  Almighty  Jehovah 
Descend  now  and  fill 
This  house  with  Thy  glory, 
Our  hearts  with  good-will. 
Preside  at  our  meetings, 
Assist  us  to  find 
True  pleasure  in  teaching 
Good-will  to  mankind.” 


The  Grand  Chapter  was  then  closed  in  peace  at  7  o’clock  p.  m. 


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After  the  close  of  the  ceremonies,  the  Grand  Officers  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania  and  of  sister  jurisdictions  were  invited  to  partake  of  a 
grand  banquet,  given  by  the  Royal  Arch  Masons  of  Philadelphia 
in  their  honor.  The  appearance  of  the  Banquet  Hall  was  mag¬ 
nificent.  The  floral  decorations  and  the  table  were  most  beauti¬ 
ful.  With  music  and  speech  the  hours  passed  rapidly  away,  and 
the  “wee  sma’  hours”  were  soon  upon  the  first  retiring  guest. 

The  table  was  presided  over  by  the  Most  Excellent  Grand 
High  Priest  Companion  Charles  E.  Meyer,  having  at  his  left  the 
Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn- 


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sylvania,  Bro.  Samuel  C.  Perkins,  and  at  his  right  the  Most  Ex¬ 
cellent  Grand  Scribe  and  acting  Grand  King  Companion  Andrew 
Robeno,  Jr. 

The  following  toasts  were  received  in  a  Masonic  manner  and 
fittingly  replied  to : 

1.  The  Most  Excellent  Grand  H.  R.  A.  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania, 
the  supreme  capitular  authority  in  this  jurisdiction  —  We  point  to  her 
with  pride  as  a  monument  of  charity  and  goodness,  and  obey  her 
mandates,  which  ever  spring  from  affectionate  and  watchful  regard. 

Replied  to  by  M.  E.  Grand  Scribe  Comp.  Andrew  Robeno,  Jr., 
of  Pennsylvania. 

2.  The  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  —  Her  high 
intelligence,  unbounded  liberality,  and  spotless  honor  have  borne  her 
fame  to  every  land  where  civilization  flourishes  and  the  virtues  are 
cherished. 

Responded  to  by  R.  W.  Grand  Master  Samuel  C.  Perkins,  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania. 

3.  Royal  Arch  Masonry  —  The  mystic  bond  which  unites  strangers 
of  every  clime  in  a  companionship  of  brothers,  and  whose  grand  though 
unseen  influence  refines  and  beautifies  wherever  it  reaches. 

Replied  to  by  Past  Grand  High  Priest  John  W.  Simons,  Of  New 
York. 

4.  Our  Sister  Grand  Chapters  —  Our  sisters  all  in  the  great  work 
of  Moderation,  Enlightenment,  and  Love ;  our  equals  in  position, 
power,  and  influence ;  our  most  faithful  friends  in  joy  or  sorrow. 

Replied  to  by  Comp.  Alfred  F.  Chapman,  M.  E.  Grand  High  Priest 
of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Massachusetts. 

5.  Our  Visiting  Companions  —  Our  guests  and  brothers.  They 
honor  us  in  this  our  day  of  rejoicing.  Their  welcome  is  as  warm  as 
their  presence  is  grateful.  May  the  ties  that  unite  us  be  only  strength¬ 
ened  by  time. 

Responded  to  by  Comp.  District  Deputy  Grand  High  Priest,  Tracy 
P.  Cheever,  of  Massachusetts. 


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6.  Universal  Masonry  —  Once  accomplished,  strife  and  bitterness 
cease  throughout  the  world ;  man  finds  in  every  land  a  home,  in  every 
friend  a  brother.  Sorrow  will  have  no  want  unrelieved,  misfortune  no 
tear  to  dry,  and  life’s  weary  wayfarer  will  never  seek  for  aid  in  vain. 

Replied  to  by  R.  W.  Bro.  Nicholas  Van  Slyck,  Grand  Master  of 
Rhode  Island. 

7.  Woman — Her  loveliness,  crowned  by  her  truth  and  tenderness, 
gladdens  human  homes,  and  her  presence  is  as  grateful  to  the  sense  of 
man  as  the  sweetness  of  song  or  the  perfume  of  delicate  flowers. 

Responded  to  by  Comp.  Augustine  T.  Smythe,  Deputy  Grand  High 
Priest  of  South  Carolina. 

8.  Happy  to  meet ,  Sorry  to  part,  Happy  to  meet  again. 

Response,  Auld  Lang  Syne. 


Knights  Templar  Reception  at  the  Academy  of  Music. 

HE  festivities  connected  with  the  dedication  of 
the  New  Masonic  Temple  were  in  fact  opened 
on  the  evening  of  September  25,  when  the 
five  Commanderies  of  Knights  Templar  meet¬ 
ing  in  Philadelphia  gave  a  grand  Reception 
and  Tournoi  at  the  American  Academy  of 
Music  and  Horticultural  Hall.  The  two  Halls 
were  connected  by  a  covered  and  spacious 
avenue,  decorated  in  a  most  beautiful  manner, 
and  set  with  the  most  exquisite  exotics,  through  which  all  present 
passed  at  pleasure.  The  interior  of  these  two  extensive  buildings 
presented  a  scene  of  rare  beauty  and  true  magnificence,  in  the 
tasteful  and  costly  decorations  prepared  for  this  occasion. 

The  Commanderies  of  the  city  giving  this  Reception  were, 
Philadelphia,  No.  2;  St.  John’s,  No.  4;  Kadosh,  No.  29;  Mary, 
No.  36 ;  and  St.  Alban,  No.  47. 

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live  in  the  memory  of  those  who  were  present.  It  was  participated 
in  by  at  least  ten  thousand  persons,  consisting  of  Knights  of  the 
different  Commanderies  of  the  city  and  their  ladies,  Knights  from 
different  sections  of  the  Union,  a  large  number  of  invited  guests, 
Grand  officials  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and  many  prominent 
citizens  of  this  and  other  cities. 

The  Knights  Templar  Grand  March,  a  very  brilliant  piece 
of  orchestration  composed  expressly  for  this  occasion,  opened 
the  evening’s  festivities  at  quarter  past  eight  o’clock.  This 
was  followed  by  the  grand  review  of  the  Knights  of  the  five 
city  Commanderies  by  the  R.  E.  Grand  Commander.  It  was 
a  magnificent  scene,  the  whole  of  the  immense  platform  of 
the  Academy,  extending  over  the  parquette,  being  filled  with 
Knights  in  their  beautiful  uniforms  and  with  their  flashing 
swords  of  steel.  At  the  close  of  the  review,  all  the  Knights 
not  participating  in  the  Exhibition  Drill  of  a  company  com¬ 
posed  of  ten  Knights  from  each  of  the  Philadelphia  Command¬ 
eries  in  the  Academy,  passed  out  by  the  covered  avenue  into 
Horticultural  Hall,  where  a  parallel  Exhibition  Drill  also  took 
place.  The  audience  in  both  Halls  were  delighted  with  the  skil¬ 
ful  evolutions  of  the  Knights.  E.  Sir  Edward  Masson  com¬ 
manded  those  in  the  Academy,  and  Sir  W.  K.  MacFerran  those 
in  Horticultural  Hall.  At  ten  o’clock  the  entire  platform  was 
thrown  open  to  promenaders.  The  assemblage  of  Knights, 
ladies,  and  gentlemen  at  this  reception  composed  the  most  bril¬ 
liant  company  that  ever  met  within  the  walls  of  the  Academy 
of  Music.  The  festivities  of  this  introduction  to  the  week  of 
weeks  in  the  memories  of  the  Masons  of  Philadelphia  were 
continued  until  the  small  hours  of  the  morning. 

By  far  the  most  brilliant  pageant  ever  seen  in  this  city,  was  that 
of  the  Knights  Templar,  which  on  Tuesday,  September  30,  pre¬ 
ceded  the  consecration  of  their  Asylum  in  the  New  Masonic  Tem¬ 
ple.  The  splendor  of  the  day,  the  multitude  of  Knights  in  line,  the 
gorgeous  banners,  the  superb  uniforms,  the  snowy  plumes,  the 
flashing  steel,  the  measured  tramp  of  the  Templar  army,  the  crash- 


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ing  music  of  the  bands,  the  seemingly  endless  phalanx  —  all  of 
these,  added  to  the  press  and  crowd  of  spectators  everywhere 
along  the  route  of  the  procession,  as  well  as  the  display  of  the 
national  colors  from  almost  every  building — there  can  be  no  hesi¬ 
tation  in  saying  that,  for  real  magnificence,  the  Templar  parade 
has  never  been  excelled.  Every  man  seemed  fitted  —  mentally, 
morally,  and  physically  —  to  be  a  leader.  All  were  gentlemen  ; 
character  was  stamped  in  the  lineaments  of  each  face.  Society 
was  represented  by  many  of  its  most  respected  members.  And 
the  bearing  of  all  was  not  only  courteous,  but  soldierly.  The 
tramp  of  the  long  platoons  was  as  measured  as  that  of  veterans. 
The  Commanderies  were  formed  into  line  on  Broad  street,  and 
the  procession  passed  over  the  following  route :  Down  Chestnut 
to  Fifth,  to  Walnut,  to  Eighteenth,  to  Green,  to  Broad,  to  Co¬ 
lumbia  Avenue,  and  from  thence  countermarched  down  Broad 
street  to  the  New  Masonic  Temple. 

E.  Sir  Charles  H.  Kingston,  Division  Commander,  was  so 
positive  with  his  orders,  and  his  efficient  aids  so  prompt  in  their 
execution,  there  was  not  a  moment’s  delay  in  moving  the  line. 
It  started  on  time,  and  went  through  on  time.  On  Broad  street, 
where  the  countermarching  took  place,  the  display  was  magnifi¬ 
cent.  The  whole  length  of  Philadelphia’s  boasted  boulevard 
was  a  surging  sea  of  plumes. 

The  order  of  the  procession  was  as  follows : 

DIVISION  COMMANDER. 

Charles  H.  Kingston. 

Aids,  Wm.  N.  Viguers,  Aid  and  Chief  of  Staff ;  John  F.  Hartranft, 
Andrew  Robeno,  Tr.,  Harrison  G.  Clark,  John  C.  Hutchins,  R.  Lloyd 
Lee,  Wm.  H.  Eagle,  James  M.  Whitby,  John  C.  Sees,  Comly  J.  Mather, 
J.  Brisbin  Boyd,  John  L.  Young,  Richard  G.  Oellers. 

De  Molay  (Mounted)  Commandery,  No.  4,  Washington,  D.  C. 

J.  Pearson,  Eminent  Commander. 

William  Bellack,  Generalissimo.  George  B.  Clarke,  Captain-General. 

48  Knights. 

McClurg’s  Liberty  Cornet  Band. 

Philadelphia  Commandery,  No.  2,  Philadelphia. 

George  W.  Kendrick,  Jr.,  Eminent  Commander. 

W.  H.  Hooper,  M.D.,  Generalissimo.  F.  C.  Garrigues,  Captain-General. 

225  Knights. 


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Beck’s  Band. 

St.  John’s  Commandery,  No.  4,  Philadelphia. 

Robert  H.  Vaughan,  Eminent  Commander. 

J.  Wm.  Jones,  Generalissimo.  Wm.  H.  Castle,  Captain-General. 
300  Knights. 

Lancaster  Cornet  Band. 

Lancaster  Commandery,  No.  13,  Lancaster,  Lancaster  County. 
Elam  D.  Hurst,  Eminent  Commander. 

Edward  Welchans,  Generalissimo.  B.  F.  Brenneman,  Captain-General. 
hi  Knights. 

Diller’s  Band,  of  Scranton. 

Cceur  de  Lion  Commandery,  No.  17,  Scranton,  Luzerne  County. 
F.  J.  Armsden,  Eminent  Commander. 

James  Ruthven,  Generalissimo.  James  E.  Brown,  Captain-General. 
45  Knights. 

Hermit  Commandery,  No.  24,  Lebanon,  Lebanon  County. 
Joseph  L.  Lemberger,  Eminent  Commander. 

John  Matthes,  Generalissimo.  G.  P.  Leinaweaver,  Captain-General. 
75  Knights. 

Kadosh  Commandery,  No.  29,  Philadelphia. 

Michael  Nisbet,  Eminent  Commander. 

John  Jay  Heisler,  Generalissimo.  Joseph  S.  George,  Captain-General. 
190  Knights. 

Mary  Commandery,  No.  36,  Philadelphia. 

John  Henry  Israel,  Eminent  Commander. 

Charles  D.  Freeman,  Generalissimo.  Wm.  H.  Heck,  Captain-General. 
290  Knights. 

Constantine  Commandery,  No.  41,  Pottsville,  Schuylkill  County. 
David  H.  Seibert,  Eminent  Commander. 

Charles  H.  Woltjen,  Generalissimo.  Robert  A.  Reed,  Captain-General. 
80  Knights. 

Reading  Commandery,  No.  42,  Reading,  Berks  County. 
George  W.  Grant,  Eminent  Commander. 

Hiester  M.  Nagle,  Generalissimo.  Mahlon  F.  Wolff,  Captain-General. 
95  Knights. 

St.  Alban  Commandery,  No.  47,  Philadelphia. 

William  W.  Allen,  Eminent  Commander. 

Joseph  T.  Pratt,  Generalissimo.  Horace  F.  Bunn,  Captain-General. 
100  Knights. 


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Rebecca  Commandery,  No.  50,  U.  D.,  Sharon,  Mercer  County. 
Reuben  Williamson,  Eminent  Commander. 

B.  H.  Henderson,  Generalissimo.  Joseph  N.  McClure,  Captain-General. 
25  Knights. 

Baltimore  Band. 

Maryland  Commandery,  No.  i,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Jacob  E.  Krebs,  Eminent  Commander. 

J.  F.  S.  Gorgas,  Generalissimo.  W.  A.  Hanway,  Captain-General. 
75  Knights. 

Baltimore  Commandery,  No.  2,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

W.  T.  Adrian,  Eminent  Commander. 

R.  D.  Murphy,  Generalissimo.  J.  H.  Weber,  Captain-General. 

80  Knights. 

Morton  Commandery,  No.  4,  of  New  York. 

Albert  G.  Goodall,  Eminent  Commander. 

50  Knights. 

71st  Regiment  Band,  of  New  York. 

Palestine  Commandery,  No.  18,  of  New  York. 

Ellwood  E.  Thorne,  Eminent  Commander. 

Henry  V.  Myers,  Generalissimo.  George  W.  Skeller,  Captain-General, 
no  Knights. 

Lafayette  Cornet  Band,  of  New  York. 

Cceur  de  Lion  Commandery,  No.  23,  of  New  York. 

John  T.  Conover,  Eminent  Commander. 

A.  L.  Northrop,  Generalissimo.  J.  M.  Bilige,  Captain-General. 

42  Knights. 

Howe’s  Band,  of  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

New  Haven  Commandery,  No.  2,  of  New  Haven,  Conn. 

D.  S.  Quintard,  Eminent  Commander. 

Generalissimo.  J.  O.  Phile,  Captain-General. 

75  Knights. 

6th  Regiment  Band,  of  New  Jersey. 

The  Grand  Commandery  of  New  Jersey. 

GRAND  COMMANDER. 

R.  E.  Sir  Wm.  H.  McIlhenny. 

DEPUTY  GRAND  COMMANDER. 

20  R.  E.  Sir  R.  S.  Beatty. 


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GRAND  GENERALISSIMO. 

E.  Sir  D.  Newell. 

GRAND  TREASURER. 

E.  Sir  James  Watts. 

GRAND  SENIOR  WARDEN. 

E.  Sir  T.  H.  Redway. 

GRAND  STANDARD-BEARER. 
E.  Sir  J.  W.  Congdon. 

GRAND  WARDER. 

E.  Sir  M.  M.  Dohan. 


GRAND  CAPTAIN-GENERAL. 
E.  Sir  F.  G.  Wiese. 


GRAND  SECRETARY. 
E.  Sir  T.  J.  Corson. 

GRAND  JUNIOR  WARDEN. 
E.  Sir  M.  K.  Raub. 

GRAND  SWORD-BEARER. 
E.  Sir  A.  B.  Frazee. 

GRAND  SENTINEL. 
E.  Sir  Amos  FIowell. 


GRAND  PRELATE. 

E.  Sir  Wm.  H.  Jefferies. 


Cyrene  Commandery,  No.  7,  Camden,  N.  J. 

Geo.  E.  Wilson,  Eminent  Commander. 

R.  T.  Smith,  Generalissimo.  W.  H.  Gamble,  Captain-General. 

80  Knights. 

Mercer’s  Brass  Band,  of  Trenton,  N.  J. 

Palestine  Commandery,  No.  4,  of  Trenton. 

Henry  Thomas,  Eminent  Commander. 

Geo.  W.  Packer,  Generalissimo.  Henry  Nickolan,  Captain-General. 
62  Knights. 

Fisk’s  Ninth  Regiment  Band,  of  New  York. 

Damascus  Commandery,  No.  8,  Newark,  N.  J. 

Hugh  Kinnard,  Eminent  Commander. 

Charles  W.  Lee,  Generalissimo.  Edward  Campbell,  Captain-General. 
68  Knights. 

Marine  Band,  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

Columbia  Commandery,  No.  2,  of  Washington. 

J.  R.  Thompson,  Eminent  Commander. 

Samuel  Baxter,  Generalissimo.  F.  M.  Marshall,  Captain-General. 
150  Knights. 

Delegations  from  Geneva,  No.  29,  N.  Y.  ;  Hudson  River,  No.  35, 
Newburg,  N.  Y. ;  Worcester,  No.  2,  of  Mass. ;  and  Murfreesboro,  No. 
10,  of  Kentucky.  Delegation  of  St.  John’s,  No.  9,  and  Helena,  No.  3. 


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When  the  end  of  the  line  reached  the  old  Masonic  Hall,  on 
Chestnut  street  above  Seventh,  the  Grand  Commandery  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania  and  officers  of  other  Grand  Commanderies  fell  into  line, 
as  follows: 

GRAND  COMMANDERY  OF  PENNSYLVANIA. 

GRAND  COMMANDER. 

R.  E.  Sir  Grant  Weidman. 

DEPUTY  GRAND  COMMANDER. 

V.  E.  Sir  John  Henry  Dusenbury. 

GRAND  GENERALISSIMO.  GRAND  CAPTAIN-GENERAL. 
E.  Sir  Charles  Henry  Kingston.  E.  Sir  Andrew  John  Kauffman. 

GRAND  PRELATE. 

E.  Sir  and  Rev.  Robt.  H.  Pattison,  D.D. 


GRAND  SENIOR  WARDEN.  GRAND  JUNIOR  WARDEN. 

E.  Sir  Wm.  Henry  Egle,  M.D.  E.  Sir  Samuel  B.  Dick. 


GRAND  TREASURER. 

E.  Sir  Mark  Richards  Muckle. 

GRAND  STANDARD-BEARER. 

E.  Sir  John  H.  Israel. 

GRAND  WARDER. 

E.  Sir  J.  P.  S.  Gobin. 


GRAND  RECORDER. 

E.  Sir  Charles  E.  Meyer. 

GRAND  SWORD-BEARER. 
E.  Sir  Edward  Masson. 

GRAND  CAPTAIN  OF  THE  GUARD. 
E.  Sir  Constans  Curtin. 


The  Grand  Commandery  of  Massachusetts  and  Rhode 
Island. 


GRAND  COMMANDER. 

R.  E.  Sir  Nicholas  Van  Slyck. 

DEPUTY  GRAND  COMMANDER. 

V.  E.  Sir  Tracy  P.  Cheever. 

GRAND  GENERALISSIMO.  GRAND  CAPTAIN-GENERAL. 

E.  Sir  John  Dean.  E.  Sir  James  H.  Armington, 


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GRAND  PRELATE. 

E.  Sir  and  Rev.*  George  S.  Noyes. 


GRAND  SENIOR  WARDEN. 
E.  Sir  Samuel  G.  Stiness. 

GRAND  TREASURER. 

E.  Sir  William  Parkman. 

GRAND  SWORD-BEARER. 
E.  Sir  A.  J.  Shippee. 


GRAND  JUNIOR  WARDEN. 
E.  Sir  F.  G.  Walbridge. 

GRAND  RECORDER. 
E.  Sir  A.  F.  Chapman. 

GRAND  STANDARD-BEARER. 
E.  Sir  G.  T.  Swartz. 


GRAND  WARDER. 

E.  Sir  D.  E.  Chase. 

When  the  head  of  the  column  reached  the  New  Masonic 
Temple  it  was  halted,  formed  in  two  divisions,  front  face,  when 
the  Grand  Officers  passed,  receiving  a  salute  from  each  Com- 
mandery.  The  Grand  Officers  and  members  of  the  Grand 
Commandery  of  Pennsylvania,  and  invited  guests,  passed  up¬ 
stairs  immediately  to  the  Asylum,  for  the  dedication  of  which 
they  had  assembled. 

The  Subordinate  Commanderies,  and  those  who  were  not 
members  of  the  Grand  Commandery,  were  escorted  by  the 
Philadelphia  Knights  to  the  Horticultural  Hall,  where  a  most 
bounteous  repast  was  spread  to  satisfy  the  inner  man.  It  has 
been  estimated  that  nearly  three  thousand  Knights  participated 
in  this  magnificent  Banquet. 


NORMAN  HALL, 

NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 


PHILADELPHIA. 


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Consecration  of  Asylum. 


The  Grand  Officers  formed  in  procession  in  the  Council  Cham¬ 
ber,  and  from  thence  proceeded  to  the  Asylum. 


The  Right  Eminent  Grand  Commander  being  satisfied  that 
all  present  were  Knights  Templar,  proceeded  to  consecrate  the 
Asylum  to  the  Orders  of  Christian  Knighthood. 


“  Hail  to  the  Craft.” 


The  Trustees  of  the  five  Commanderies  meeting  in  Philadel¬ 
phia,  E.  Sirs  M.  Richards  Muckle,  Commandery  No.  2,  Edward 
Masson,  Commandery  No.  4,  John  Hanold,  Commandery  No. 
29,  Charles  E.  Meyer,  Commandery  No.  36,  and  Sir  Horace  F. 
Bunn,  Commandery  No.  47,  presented  the  Asylum  to  the  Right 
Eminent  Grand  Commander  for  consecration. 

The  Right  Eminent  Grand  Commander,  on  receiving  the 
Asylum  from  the  Trustees,  made  an  appropriate  reply. 


“Almighty  Father.” 


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By  the  Eminent  Grand  Prelate,  E.  Sir  Robert  H.  Pattison. 


“Gloria  Patri.” 


A  Detail  of  six  Knights  from  each  of  the  five  Commanderies 
meeting  in  this  city,  with  the  Standard  Guard,  making  nine  in 
all  from  each  Commandery,  formed  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Asylum,  under  command  of  the  Eminent  Grand  Wafder. 

The  Very  Eminent  Deputy  Grand  Commander  took  the  vessel 
containing  the  corn ,  the  Eminent  Grand  Generalissimo  that  con¬ 
taining  the  wine ,  the  Eminent  Grand  Captain-General  that  con¬ 
taining  the  oil,  and  proceeded  to  their  stations  at  the  angles  of 
the  Delta. 


“  I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth.” 


The  Detail  marched  four  times  around  the  Asylum,  halting  at 
their  station  in  the  south. 


The  Very  Eminent  Deputy  Grand  Commander  then  presented 
the  vessel  containing  the  corn  to  the  Right  Eminent  Grand 
Commander,  who  received  it,  passed  around  the  Delta,  sprink¬ 
ling  the  corn  on  each  of  its  angles,  and  returned  to  his  post. 
The  Very  Eminent  Deputy  Grand  Commander  receiving  the 
vessel  from  the  Right  Eminent  Grand  Commander,  placed  it  in 
its  position  on  the  Delta,  and  lighted  the  four  tapers  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Delta,  and  returned  to  his  post. 

While  the  corn  was  being  sprinkled  upon  the  angles  of  the 
Delta,  the  Eminent  Grand  Prelate  said : 

May  the  God  of  all  grace  cause  “the  handful  of  corn  in  the  earth 
upon  the  top  of  the  mountains,”  to  yield  abundant  fruit,  and  “  may 
the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  His  glory.” 


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“Gloria  in  Excelsis.”  Written  specially  by  Mr.  D.  D.Wood. 

The  Detail  again  marched  four  times  around  the  Asylum, 
halting  as  before. 


The  Eminent  Grand  Generalissimo  presented  the  vessel  con¬ 
taining  the  wine  to  the  Right  Eminent  Grand  Commander,  who 
passed  around  the  Delta,  sprinkling  the  corn  with  wine. 

While  the  wine  was  being  poured  upon  the  Delta,  the  Emi¬ 
nent  Grand  Prelate  said  : 

May  the  Almighty  Saviour  give  us  in  rich  abundance  the  wine  of 
gladness,  and  make  us  ever  ready  to  relieve  the  wants  of  the  poor  and 
needy. 


“  Pity,  O  Saviour.” 


The  Eminent  Grand  Generalissimo  receiving  the  vessel  from 
the  hands  of  the  Right  Eminent  Grand  Commander,  placed  it 
in  its  position  on  the  Delta,  and  lighted  the  four  tapers  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Delta,  and  returned  to  his  post. 

The  Detail  again  passed  four  times  around  the  Asylum,  halting 
as  before. 


The  Eminent  Grand  Captain-General  presented  the  Right 
Eminent  Grand  Commander  with  the  vessel  containing  the  oil, 
who  passed  around  the  Delta,  sprinkling  the  corn  and  wine  with 
oil. 

While  the  oil  was  being  poured  upon  the  Delta,  the  Eminent 
Grand  Prelate  said : 

May  the  ever-blessed  Emanuel  pour  upon  us  the  precious  anointing 
oil  of  His  grace,  and  make  us  of  one  mind  and  heart,  that  we  may  be 
ever  ready  to  do  unto  others  as  we  would  they  should  do  unto  us. 


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“I  will  magnify  thee,  O  God.” 

The  Eminent  Grand  Captain-General  receiving  the  vessel, 
placed  it  in  its  position  on  the  Delta,  lighted  the  four  tapers  at 
the  base  of  the  Delta,  and  returned  to  his  post. 

The  Knights  then  arose,  when  the  Right  Eminent  Grand 
Commander  directed  the  Eminent  Grand  Prelate  to  offer  the 
prayer  of  consecration. 

To  our  most  eminent  and  worthy  patron,  St.  John,  the  Almoner,  I 
do  now  solemnly  dedicate  this  Asylum,  and  may  He  who  died  on  the 
Cross,  our  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King,  abundantly  bless  and  prosper  us 
in  all  our  undertakings.  May  the  poor  and  weary  pilgrim  ever  find  a 
resting-place  within  our  sacred  enclosures,  and  may  each  Knight  so 
redeem  his  time,  that  he  may  receive  the  joyful  invitation,  “  Enter 
thou  into  the  joy  of  the  Lord.”  —  Glory  be  to  the  Father, —  Glory  be 
to  the  Son,  —  Glory  be  to  the  Holy  Ghost,  —  Glory  to  God  in  the 
highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good-will  towards  men. 

Response: — As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end.  Amen.  So  mote  it  be. 

“  Come  unto  Me.” 

The  Knights  resumed  their  stations,  and  the  Right  Eminent 
Grand  Commander  ordered  the  Eminent  Grand  Warder  to  pro¬ 
claim  the  consecration  of  this  New  Asylum. 

The  Eminent  Grand  Warder  advanced  to  the  centre  of  the 
Asylum,  and  made  the  following  proclamation : 

Hear  ye  !  hear  ye  !  hear  ye  !  Valiant  Knights  of  the  Temple,  I  am 
ordered  to  proclaim,  and  do  proclaim  that  this  Asylum  has  been  duly 
consecrated  for  the  purposes  of  Christian  Knighthood,  and  as  such  will 
be  duly  reverenced.  This  I  proclaim  to  the  North,  (one  blast  on  trum¬ 
pet,)  to  the  South,  (two  blasts,)  to  the  East,  (three  blasts,)  to  the  West, 
(grand  flourish  on  trumpet.)  All  true  and  courteous  Knights  will  take 
due  notice  thereof,  and  govern  themselves  accordingly. 


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“  Red  Cross  Knight.” 

The  Grand  Commandery  was  then  opened  in  ample  form. 

‘‘Te  Deum  Laudamus.” 

The  Right  Eminent  Grand  Commander,  Sir  Grant  Weidman, 
then  delivered  the  following  address  : 

The  beautiful  and  impressive  ceremonies  we  have  been  engaged  in 
on  this  occasion  have  resulted  in  the  consecration  of  a  new  Asylum  to 
the  purposes  of  Christian  Knighthood.  It  is  meet  and  proper  on  this 
occasion,  bearing  in  mind  the  time  that  has  been  already  occupied,  to 
say  a  few  words  of  encouragement  and  congratulation.  There  is  a 
pleasant  satisfaction  to  myself,  and  this  feeling  must  be  common  to  us  all, 
in  knowing  and  seeing  that  a  spot  has  been  set  apart  in  this  beautiful 
Temple  of  Masonry  for  the  exercise  of  our  peculiar  ceremonies  and 
the  inculcation  of  those  principles  upon  which  our  Order  is  founded. 
But  while  we  experience  this  satisfaction,  it  is  well  for  us  all  to  reflect, 
and  call  to  mind  those  duties  and  responsibilities  which  rest  upon  us 
as  Knights  Templar,  not  only  in  the  Asylum,  but  in  the  outside  world. 
Knighthood  is  an  ancient  institution,  always  honorable,  and  in  the 
olden  time  only  attainable  through  military  achievements.  In  those 
days  the  only  path  to  glory  was  stained  by  blood.  It  was  essentially  a 
personal  distinction,  not  —  as  the  titles  of  nobles  —  hereditary  and 
transmissible  from  father  to  son,  but  a  reward  for  personal  merit,  end¬ 
ing  with  the  life  of  the  recipient.  Its  objects  were  then,  as  now,  social 
and  religious.  Its  oath  required  the  Knight  to  defend  the  Church,  to 
attack  the  wicked,  to  respect  the  priesthood,  to  protect  woman,  the 
oppressed  and  the  poor,  to  preserve  the  tranquillity  of  the  country,  and 
to  shed  his  blood  in  defence  of  his  brethren.  Its  qualifications  were 
courage,  courtesy,  and  gentleness,  truthfulness,  and,  in  short,  honor¬ 
able  and  upright  character,  and  among  true  Knights  seldom  was  mercy 
refused  to  the  suppliant  and  conquered  foe.  These  were  the  general 
characteristics  of  the  ancient  Knights.  Of  this  were  those  who  first 
established  our  beloved  Order,  and  in  its  establishment  another  and 
important  qualification  was  added.  Knights  Templar  were  the  pecu¬ 
liar  defenders  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  and  for  many  years  they  stood 
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as  the  bulwark  of  the  Christian  religion  in  Palestine,  and  beat  back, 
for  their  Master’s  sake,  the  infidel  and  unbelieving  Saracen.  To  trace 
their  rise  and  progress  is  unnecessary  at  this  time,  and  would  be  useless. 
We  all  know  how  well  and  nobly  they  sustained  their  vow  to  defend  the 
Church  of  Christ,  and  no  history  of  that  Church  can  be  complete  with¬ 
out  detailing  the  glorious  deeds  they  performed  in  its  behalf  during  the 
Middle  Ages.  , 

Then,  indeed,  was  the  sword  literally  drawn  by  them  in  the  defence 
of  the  Christian  religion.  They  grew  rich,  powerful,  and,  I  am  sorry 
to  say,  somewhat  corrupt.  Persecution  followed,  and  their  power  was 
destroyed,  though,  thank  God,  the  Order  survived,  and  does  survive 
until  the  present  day.  Although  it  is  not  given  to  us  to  literally  draw 
the  sword  in  defence  of  the  weak  and  the  oppressed,  of  the  poor,  of 
women  and  children,  the  defenceless,  or  the  Christian  religion,  yet 
none  the  less  in  spirit  is  confided  to  us  the  same  work,  and  from  us  is 
expected  the  same  devotion  as  was  given  by  the  Knights  Templar  of 
old.  Every  day  witnesses  the  increase  of  our  Order  in  numbers,  power, 
and  influence.  We  stand  among  the  brethren  of  the  Masonic  Order 
as  peculiarly  and  essentially  believers  in  the  religion  of  Christ  and  Him 
crucified.  We  are  pledged  by  our  vows  to  defend  that  religion.  We 
bear  upon  our  breasts  the  cross,  and  we  profess  “  In  hoc  signo  vinces.” 
The  statement  of  our  position  in  Masonry  calls  to  the  mind  of  every 
one  the  duties  and  responsibilities  which  rest  upon  us  in  reference  to 
our  Order  and  to  the  world. 

Our  achievements  to-day  are  not  martial  —  they  are  moral  and 
religious,  and  he  who,  in  his  conduct,  his  walk  and  conversation,  best 
shows  forth  the  Christian,  best  performs  the  duty  of  the  Templar.  We 
are  not  less  free  from  persecution,  from  detraction,  from  sneering  on 
the  part  of  the  world,  than  were  our  brothers  in  the  days  of  Jacques  de 
Molay,  Philip  the  Fair,  and  Clement  I.  of  Rome.  Upon  our  own  con¬ 
duct  will  depend  how  successfully  we  shall  be  able  to  cope  with  those 
enemies.  If  we  forget  the  principles  of  our  Order,  and  show  ourselves 
to  the  world  as  Christian  Knights  only  in  name,  and  not  in  practice, 
we  shall  most  assuredly  fail.  If  we  live  up  to  our  principles,  if  we 
show  the  world  that  the  symbol  of  our  Order  —  the  Cross  —  is  carried 
by  us  in  very  truth  because  we  are  Christians,  we  shall  assuredly  triumph. 

Sir  Knights,  in  order  to  attain  this  triumph,  in  order  that  we  as 
Knights  Templar  may  achieve  and  maintain  the  high  position  of  Chris¬ 
tian  Knights  before  the  world,  it  behooves  each  of  us  to  remember  that 
as  individuals  we  have  assumed  these  responsibilities ;  upon  each  of  us 
rests  the  duty  to  uphold  the  Banner  of  the  Cross,  and  the  faltering  of 


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one  in  the  path  of  duty  reflects  upon  us  all.  If  we  bear  this  in  mind 
always,  if  each  of  us  constantly  strives  for  the  honor  of  the  Order,  and 
the  advancement  of  the  Christian  principles  upon  which  it  is  formed, 
we  will  be  able  to  maintain  the  character  which  we  claim  to  possess. 
Mere  increase  of  numbers  does  not  evidence  prosperity  ;  and  one  of  the 
most  important  requisites  to  secure  and  maintain  our  position  as  Chris¬ 
tian  Knights  is,  that  we  should  guard  well  the  entrance  to  our  Asylum. 
Nothing  can  do  us  more  harm  than  to  admit  the  unworthy  among  us. 
Their  bad  conduct  is  always  a  reproach  and  stain  upon  our  Order,  and 
therefore  too  much  care  cannot  be  exercised  on  the  threshold  of  our 
Asylum.  We  should  also  be  obedient  and  diligent,  acquitting  our¬ 
selves  like  men  in  the  stations  to  which  we  are  called. 

We  should  carry  ourselves  courageously  in  the  fight,  ranging  our¬ 
selves  on  the  side  of  the  right.  Let  our  influence  be  constantly  felt 
and  exercised  against  injustice,  oppression,  and  wrong.  Let  us  be  faithful 
and  persevering  in  the  cause  with  which  we  have  identified  ourselves. 
If  such  a  spirit  manifests  and  characterizes  the  conduct  of  each  Sir 
Knight,  soon  the  glorious  banner  of  our  Order  will  be  found  far  in 
advance  of  its  present  position,  and  we  shall  not  only  gain  the  approval 
of  the  world  and  satisfy  ourselves,  but,  in  addition,  there  will  be  vouch¬ 
safed  us  the  blessing  of  the  Great  Captain  under  whose  banner  we  are 
enlisted,  and  when  our  armor  shall  be  laid  off,  our  banners  furled,  our 
swords  sheathed,  our  life-work  ended,  we  shall  all  join  the  great  army 
who  have  fought  the  good  fight  and  kept  the  faith  to  the  end,  around 
the  throne  of  God,  receiving  the  rewards  that  await  the  faithful  Chris¬ 
tian  soldier,  forever  engaged  in  the  praises  of  Him  whose  blood  has 
taken  away  the  sins  of  the  world.  Then  to  each  of  us  shall  be  said, 
“  Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant ;  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy 
Lord.” 


“  Holy  Peace.” 


The  Grand  Commandery  was  then  closed. 

The  music  was  under  the  direction  of  Sir  Edward  B.  Spencer 


Description  of  the  Temple. 

Exterior. 

HE  New  Masonic  Temple  has  four  fronts  —  the 
west  on  Broad  street,  the  north  on  Cuthbert 
street,  the  east  on  Juniper  street,  the  south  on 
Filbert.  The  latter,  which  is  the  broadside 
view,  is  greatly  admired  on  account  of  its  great 
size  and  the  grandeur,  yet  completeness,  of 
every  detail.  The  Broad  street  front  is  grand 
and  imposing.  They  are  perfect  specimens 
of  Norman  architecture,  notably  elaborate  and 
bold,  and  unlike  anything  else  in  the  city.  The  profile  nowhere 
contains  any  trace  of  flatness  or  inexpression,  the  windows 
of  the  lofty  stories,  the  recesses,  the  towers,  all  combining  to 
give  an  idea  of  massive  magnificence  that  no  description  in 
words  will  realize.  The  northern  and  eastern  fronts,  being  on 
narrow  streets,  are  more  plainly  built,  but  yet  are  beautiful  and 
impressive. 

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NEW  MASONIC  TEMPLE, 


PHILADELPHIA. 


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The  material  used  in  the  construction  of  the  western  and 
southern  fronts,  on  Broad  and  Filbert  streets,  is  Cape  Ann  syen¬ 
ite,  of  a  grayish-white  color,  which  gives  the  building  a  look  of 
solidity  and  permanence  furnished  by  few  other  stones.  The 
eastern  and  northern  fronts,  on  Juniper  and  Cuthbert  streets,  are 
built  of  Fox  Island  granite,  from  the  coast  of  Maine,  a  stone 
differing  very  little  in  color  from  the  other  fronts.  On  the  Broad 
street  front  the  prominent  portions  are  the  two  grand  towers  on 
either  corner,  and  the  beautiful  Norman  porch  or  doorway.  This 
porch  is  the  most  elaborate  and  costly  work  of  the  kind  in  this 
country.  It  is  built  of  Quincy  granite,  and  stands  in  a  projection 
of  the  front  wall,  such  as  was  often  the  case  in  churches  of  the 
Norman  period,  although  in  this  Temple  the  projection  is  deeper 
than  usual,  affording  room  for  more  thorough  finish.  This  porch 
has  been  copied  after  the  finest  examples  of  the  Norman  style 
in  Europe,  and  is  a  combination  of  the  best  features  of  all.  In 
it  the  architect  takes  his  greatest  pride,  for  whilst  the  originals 
were  of  soft  stone,  on  which  it  was  comparatively  easy  to  carve 
their  elaborate  traceries,  this  being  of  the  hardest  stone  we  have, 
made  the  work  extremely  difficult.  But  whilst  time  has  worn 
them,  this  will  not  soon  yield  to  the  elements.  It  consists  of 
four  pairs  of  receding  pillars,  surmounted  by  arched  semicircular 
mouldings,  between  which  three  steps  ascend  into  the  building. 
The  pillars  and  mouldings  are  enriched  by  beautiful  Norman 
decorations.  The  pedimental  top  of  the  porch,  usually  found 
in  Norman  structures,  is  provided  here,  so  as  to  give  depth  for 
jambs  and  arches  of  several  receding  orders. 

THE  TOWERS 

The  Grand  Tower  at  the  south-western  angle,  which  is  elevated 
two  hundred  and  fifty  feet,  was  a  part  of  the  v/ork  to  which  every 
attention  was  given.  The  foundations  of  this  tower  are  sunk 
thirty-one  feet  below  the  footwalk,  in  order  to  secure  absolute 
safety.  The  foundation  walls  are  massive  and  of  the  best  work¬ 
manship,  the  first  courses,  up  to  the  water-level,  being  laid  in 
Rosendale  cement.  It  rises  in  grandeur  and  solidity  far  above 
the  roof  of  the  building,  having  turrets  at  the  angles,  and  being 
square-topped,  and  constructed  with  strict  attention  to  all  the 


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details  of  the  Norman  style.  The  spires  surmounting  the  turrets 
appear  almost  like  pigmies,  they  are  elevated  so  far  above  the 
street,  yet  at  the  north-west  corner  the  main  turret  rises  thirty- 
seven  feet  above  the  square  of  the  tower.  A  smaller  tower  of 
somewhat  similar  construction  stands  at  the  north-western  angle 
at  Broad  and  Cuthbert  streets,  whilst  between  the  two  rises  the 
upper  portion  of  the  elaborate  facade.  A  third  tower  terminat¬ 
ing  in  a  spire  stands  at  the  north-eastern  angle,  Juniper  and 
Cuthbert  streets,  whilst  a  small  spire-topped  turret  is  at  the  south¬ 
eastern  angle,  Filbert  and  Juniper  streets.  On  the  Filbert  street 
front  the  peak  of  the  roof  rises  about  two-thirds  of  the  distance 
east  of  Broad  street,  and  here  a  beautiful  combination  of  turrets 
and  spires,  peaks  and  windows,  are  elevated  above  the  cornice. 
These  towers  and  turrets,  with  the  porch  and  the  great  arched 
window  above  it,  form  the  most  prominent  objects  of  the  several 
fronts  of  the  Temple.  From  the  top  of  the  Grand  Tower  the 
view  of  the  city  is  magnificent.  The  two  great  highways,  Broad 
and  Market  streets,  stretch  from  your  feet  towards  the  four  points 
of  the  compass,  miniature  men  and  vehicles  moving  along  them. 
A  wilderness  of  roofs  spreads  out  on  every  hand.  The  Delaware 
and  Schuylkill  rivers  can  be  traced  for  miles.  It  is  probably  the 
finest  bird’s-eye  view  of  Philadelphia. 

THE  BASEMENT  AND  FIRST  FLOOR. 

The  Temple  is  practically  two  stories  in  height,  though  at  the 
rear  there  are  three.  The  Grand  Master’s  apartments  are  at  the 
north-western  corner,  and  the  Grand  Secretary’s  at  the  south¬ 
western  corner  of  the  lower  floor.  The  Grand  Treasurer’s  rooms 
are  adjoining  the  Grand  Secretary’s,  both  having  a  doorway  on 
the  southern  front.  The  greater  portion  of  the  southern  side  of 
this  floor  is  taken  up  with  committee  rooms,  whilst  at  the  south¬ 
eastern  corner  is  the  Grand  Lodge  Library.  On  the  northern 
side  of  this  floor,  occupying  nearly  one-half  of  it,  is  the  Banquet 
Hall,  whilst  the  remainder  of  the  space  in  the  north-eastern 
angle  is  devoted  to  a  fine  Lodge  room  known  as  “  Oriental 
Hall.”  In  the  centre  of  this  floor,  from  end  to  end,  sweeps  a 
grand  avenue  twenty  feet  wide  and  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet 
long,  which  you  enter  through  the  beautiful  porch  on  Broad 


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street.  Beneath  this  floor,  in  the  basement,  is  the  kitchen.  The 
kitchen  has  appointments  equal  to  the  largest  hotel  in  the 
country,  the  range  being  fourteen  feet  long  and  seven  feet  wide. 
There  are  also  ample  china  closets  adjoining.  On  this  side  of 
the  basement,  adjacent  to  the  kitchen,  all  the  coal  used  is 
received  on  the  Cuthbert  street  front,  and  is  carried  thence  on  a 
railway  to  the  bins  placed  conveniently  for  the  heating  and 
cooking  apparatus  ;  and  in  other  parts  of  the  basement  and  sub¬ 
cellar  are  extensive  heating  apparatus  and  the  most  elaborate 
arrangements  for  the  thorough  ventilation  of  the  building. 
Ventilation  is  a  great  point  in  Masonic  Lodge  rooms,  being 
rarely  attained  successfully,  but  in  this  it  is  hoped  the  great 
desideratum  may  be  secured.  There  are  in  the  sub-cellar  a 
maze  of  ducts  and  passage-ways  designed  for  the  conveyance 
of  fresh  air  from  without,  and  also  of  warm  air  to  every  part  of 
the  interior  of  the  Temple,  these  being  connected  with  flues 
that  run  through  the  walls  and  partitions  to  every  apartment. 
There  are  also  similar  ducts  and  flues  for  the  withdrawal 
of  impure  air.  To  grope  through  these  subterranean  passages 
with  the  uncertain  light  of  a  flickering  lantern  gives  a  weird 
and  mysterious  idea  of  the  strong  foundations  of  the  structure 
and  the  vast  labor  of  building  it.  We  are  told  that  over 
ten  millions  of  bricks  were  consumed  in  the  interior  masonry, 
and  here  were  used  a  good  proportion  of  them.  Some  of  the 
huge  blocks  of  granite  weigh  from  five  to  seven  tons.  To  trace 
out  this  dim  labyrinth  and  to  get  lost  in  it,  as  can  easily  be 
done,  give  a  very  good  representation  of  the  popular  idea  of 
the  path  the  Masonic  candidate  has  to  pursue  in  search  of  Light. 
The  heating  and  ventilating  apparatus,  also  contained  in  the  base¬ 
ment,  is  massive  and  complete.  Drainage  pipes  in  every  direc¬ 
tion  underlie  the  building,  mixed  up  with  the  network  of  gas  and 
water-pipes  that  go  to  every  part.  A  special  sewer  has  been  con¬ 
structed  for  the  use  of  the  Temple,  leading  to  one  of  the  city 
mains.  The  water  from  the  roof  is  conveyed  off  by  amply 
capacious  conductors  sunk  into  the  walls  on  the  inner  side  and 
leading  to  the  drainage  system  below.  To  insure  thorough  dry¬ 
ness  and  ventilation,  and  at  the  same  time  obstruct  the  passage 
of  sound,  all  the  outer  walls  are  doubled,  with  a  space  between, 


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the  inner  wall  being  of  brick.  The  floors  are  a  series  of  brick 
arches,  the  girders  being  of  iron,  and  the  whole  covered  with 
cement,  upon  which  the  flooring  itself  is  laid. 

THE  ENTRANCES. 

Like  Solomon’s  Temple  of  old,  this  one  has  three  gates  —  the 
east,  west,  and  south.  The  western  gate  on  Broad  street  is  the 
grand  entrance.  The  southern,  on  Filbert  street,  is  used  for 
access  to  the  apartments  of  the  Grand  Officers.  The  eastern 
gate,  on  Juniper  street,  can  be  used  for  access  to  the  Library  and 
all  the  Lodge  rooms,  as  it  conducts  the  visitor  directly  to  the 
foot  of  the  central  staircase.  Entering  on  Broad  street,  and 
passing  under  the  magnificent  Norman  porch,  the  visitor  ap¬ 
proaches  the  elegant  doors.  These  doors  are  each  seventeen 
feet  high,  seven  feet  wide,  and  six  inches  thick,  being  magnifi¬ 
cently  ornamented  with  Norman  decorations  in  keeping  with 
the  porch.  Through  them  you  are  ushered  into  the  vestibule  of 
the  Temple,  which  is  elaborately  finished,  and  opens  upon  the 
main  hall.  This  vestibule  is  lighted  by  gas-fixtures  of  novel  and 
elegant  construction,  which  have  twenty-one  burners.  On  either 
side  are  sphinxes  —  the  Egyptian  representations  of  Wisdom, 
Strength,  and  Beauty.  The  main  hall,  which  sweeps  through  the 
building  from  one  end  to  the  other,  is  laid  with  white  and  black 
marble  tiles  in  patterns,  having  ornate  borders,  there  being  a  con¬ 
tinuous  wainscoting  throughout  of  the  finest  Lisbon  marble, 
highly  polished.  This  tiling  and  wainscoting  are  found  in  all  the 
halls  and  passage-ways.  This  main  hall  is  of  Doric  architecture, 
and  lighted  by  two  openings  from  above  which  are  pierced 
through  the  stair-hall  on  the  principal  floor,  and  which  furnish 
ample  light  from  the  skylights  by  day,  whilst  at  night  there  are 
a  series  of  ornate  chandeliers  for  illumination.  From  this 
main  hall  there  spring  the  Grand  Staircase  and  the  Central 
Staircase.  The  former,  of  granite,  finished  in  Corinthian,  faces 
the  Broad  street  front,  and  leads  up  to  the  Grand  Lodge  and 
Chapter  rooms,  an  elaborate  skylight  shedding  light  upon  it. 
A  beautiful  effect  is  produced  on  this  grand  staircase  by  this 
stained  glass  skylight.  The  brilliancy  of  the  light  which  comes 
through  the  glass  is  enhanced  by  a  large  reflector.  The  landing 


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upon  the  principal  floor  opens  upon  either  hand  into  the  vesti¬ 
bules  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  Grand  Chapter  rooms,  whilst 
extending  eastward  is  the  stair  hall  to  connect  with  the  Central 
Staircase.  This  hall  is  a  structure  of  remarkable  elevation,  bril¬ 
liantly  lighted,  and  is  constructed  similarly  to  the  one  below,  the 
two  light  openings  being  pierced  through  it  They  are  protected 
by  elaborate  iron  balustrades.  The  Central  Staircase  rises  from 
the  main  hall  facing  Juniper  street,  the  architecture  being  Doric. 
The  stairway  is  a  massive  structure  of  iron,  with  a  heavy  iron 
railing  and  ebony  hand-rail,  and  is  flanked  by  Lisbon  marble 
wainscoting.  The  stairs  have  an  easy  rise,  and  india-rubber 
pads  are  inlaid  on  the  tread  of  every  step,  deadening  the  sound 
of  the  footsteps.  This  is  one  of  the  best  devices  of  the  architect. 
A  prominent  feature  on  this  staircase,  is  the  significant  figure 
of  Silence,  so  well  known  to  all  frequenters  of  the  Chestnut 
street  Hall.  With  one  hand  pointing  upwards  towards  the 
Lodge  rooms,  this  discreet  lady  places  a  finger  of  the  other 
upon  her  closed  lips,  and  thus  tells  all  who  pass  that  way  to  see 
and  hear,  but  to  be  silent.  This  staircase  rises  to  the  principal 
floor,  where  it  opens  upon  the  vestibule  to  the  Norman,  Egyp¬ 
tian,  and  Ionic  Halls,  and  then  it  continues  to  the  Asylum  of  the 
Knights  Templar  above.  Recumbent  statues  of  Faith,  Hope, 
and  Charity,  which  adorned  the  Chestnut  street  Temple,  are 
placed  in  the  upper  stair  hall,  and  the  stairway  itself  and  the 
hall  are  lighted  by  beautiful  stained  glass  skylights. 

THE  APARTMENTS  OF  GRAND  OFFICERS. 

In  the  north-western  angle  of  the  first  floor  and  west  of  the 
Banquet  Hall  are  the  apartments  of  the  Grand  Master.  He 
is  the  head  of  the  Craft,  and  as  the  representative  of  King  Solo¬ 
mon,  his  apartments  are  properly  prepared  in  an  appropriate 
style  of  magnificence.  There  are  three  rooms,  opening  one  into 
the  other.  The  first  is  a  reception  room,  the  next  a  private  sec¬ 
retary’s  room,  and  the  other  the  Grand  Master’s  private  apart¬ 
ment,  with  connecting  toilet  room.  The  decorations  and  furni¬ 
ture  are  rich  and  elaborately  Masonic.  The  covering  of  the  fur¬ 
niture  is  of  blue  leather.  In  the  grain  of  the  polished  walnut  of 
one  of  the  main  doors  leading  to  these  rooms  there  is  a  curious 
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Masonic  delineation  consisting  of  the  compasses,  the  square,  the 
triangle,  and  the  all-seeing  Eye,  which,  without  any  design, 
appear  naturally  in  the  wood.  This  is  a  strange  symbolism, 
and  has  attracted  much  attention.  The  Grand  Secretary,  at  the 
south-western  angle  of  this  floor,  has  ample  apartments  for  the 
accommodation  of  himself  and  his  clerks,  and  for  the  records  and 
archives  of  the  Order.  The  Grand  Treasurer’s  room  adjoins  his, 
and  all  these  apartments  are  richly  furnished,  every  convenience 
of  the  office  and  reception  room  being  provided.  They  are 
near  the  side  door  on  Filbert  street.  The  Grand  High  Priest 
of  the  Grand  Chapter,  the  Grand  Treasurer  and  Grand  Recorder 
of  the  Grand  Commandery  also  have  their  offices  on  this  floor. 

THE  GRAND  LODGE  LIBRARY. 

The  Library  Hall  is  located  in  the  south-eastern  corner  of  the 
first  floor,  its  architecture  being  Italian  Renaissance.  It  is  sixty- 
five  feet  long,  forty-five  feet  wide,  and  thirty  feet  high,  and  is  amply 
lighted  by  windows  on  the  south  and  east.  A  row  of  columns 
divides  it,  they  being  placed  in  pairs.  It  is  fitted  up  with  solid 
walnut  bookcases,  whilst  there  are  also  newspaper-stands,  read¬ 
ing-tables,  and  other  articles  of  library  furniture.  Here  are  placed 
the  six  statues  from  the  Grand  Lodge  room  of  the  Chestnut 
street  Hall,  representing  Faith,  Hope  and  Charity;  Wisdom, 
Strength  and  Beauty.  There  are  alcoves  on  either  side  of  the 
entrance,  one  of  them  being  fitted  up  as  an  office  for  the  Secre¬ 
tary  of  Lodges,  the  other  as  the  office  of  the  Library  Committee. 

This  Hall  is  intended  for  use  as  well  as  ornament,  and  will 
become  the  repository  of  a  complete  Masonic  Library,  as  the 
plans  of  the  Grand  Lodge  are  being  successfully  carried  out. 
It  is  the  intention  to  gather  together  here  every  publication  that 
can  be  procured  which  relates  to  Freemasonry,  and  especially 
the  publications  of  all  Masonic  bodies  in  the  world.  It  is  the 
intention  to  keep  the  newspapers  of  Philadelphia  and  other  cities, 
and  also  all  Masonic  periodical  publications,  on  file.  The  work 
is  in  charge  of  the  Library  Committee  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

THE  ORIENTAL  HALL. 

The  first  of  the  subordinate  Lodge  rooms  is  located  in  the 
north-eastern  angle  of  the  first  floor,  and  is  called  the  Oriental 


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Hall.  It  is  throughout  a  brilliant  exemplification  of  Moorish 
architecture,  this  style  being  followed  in  the  minutest  detail 
of  wall,  ceiling,  and  furniture.  The  traceries  have  the  greatest 
variety  of  forms,  endless  lines,  multiplied  curves,  and  the 
embroideries  and  painted  draperies  of  the  East  are  thus  trans¬ 
ferred  to  the  Temple.  Elegance,  lightness,  and  splendor, 
slenderly-proportioned  figures,  the  horseshoe  arch  and  the  chro¬ 
matic  decorations  combine  to  give  the  variety  of  form  and 
brilliancy  of  color  that  make  up  the  Oriental  school.  There 
are  no  animals  or  human  figures  —  nothing  that  exemplifies 
the  living  being,  thus  observing  the  Mohammedan  rule. 
The  Alhambra  of  Spain,  and  the  mosques  and  temples  of  Ara¬ 
bia  and  Turkey  have  their  peculiarities  reproduced  here,  and 
the  Hall  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  Temple.  Its  furniture  is  in 
strict  accordance  with  the  Moorish  style,  brilliantly  colored,  and 
has  all  the  Saracenic  peculiarities  of  the  decorations  of  the  room 
itself.  The  seats  are  covered  with  blue  leather. 

THE  BANQUET  HALL. 

The  banquet  is  closely  allied  to  all  Masonic  rites,  and  in  the 
New  Temple  royal  provision  is  made  for  these  entertainments 
of  the  Craft.  The  Banquet  Hall  occupies  the  greater  portion  of 
the  northern  side  of  the  first  floor,  taking  up  all  the  intervening 
space  between  the  Oriental  Hall  and  the  Grand  Master’s  apart¬ 
ments  at  the  western  front  of  the  building.  This  Hall  is  one 
hundred  and  five  feet  long,  fifty  feet  wide,  and  thirty  feet  high. 
Its  architecture  is  of  the  Composite  order,  a  double  row  of  six¬ 
teen  columns  in  pairs  divides  it,  their  capitals  being  decorated 
with  birds,  fruits,  and  flowers.  The  turkey,  the  chief  of  our 
national  gastronomic  fowls,  presides  in  magnificence  over  the 
main  doorway  in  the  western  side  of  the  room.  Fifteen  chan¬ 
deliers  furnish  a  brilliant  light,  whilst  there  are  twenty  extension- 
tables  placed  in  four  lines,  and  capable  of  seating  five  hundred 
persons.  The  doors  are  made  of  hard  wood  and  oiled.  A 
statue  of  Temperance  significantly  ornaments  this  Hall. 

THE  GRAND  STAIRCASES. 

From  the  first  floor  we  ascend  to  the  second,  or  principal, 
floor  of  the  Temple.  This  may  be  divided  into  two  portions, 


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two-thirds  being  taken  up  by  the  Grand  Lodge  and  Grand 
Chapter  Halls,  and  the  remaining  third  at  the  eastern  end 
by  three  Lodge  halls.  From  the  hall  which  sweeps  through 
the  building  on  the  first  floor,  two  staircases  ascend  to  the  prin¬ 
cipal  floor.  At  the  western  end  of  this  hall,  inside  the  porch, 
the  “  Grand  Staircase  ”  leads  up  by  two  lower  flights  seven  and 
one-half  feet  wide,  and  an  upper  flight  nine  feet  wide,  to  the 
entrances  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  Grand  Chapter  Hall  on  the 
floor  above.  About  the  middle  of  the  hall,  on  the  first  floor,  the 
“  Central  Staircase  ”  rises  by  a  series  of  flights  to  the  doors  of 
the  three  subordinate  Lodge  rooms  on  the  principal  floor,  and 
then  continuing  to  the  upper  floor  in  that  part  of  the  building,  it 
conducts  the  visitor  to  the  Asylum  of  the  Knights  Templar. 

An  entresol  section  (half-story)  between  the  ceiling  of  the  first 
floor  and  the  second  floor  gives  plenty  of  room  for  various  fire¬ 
proof  apartments,  which  are  devoted  to  the  keeping  of  regalia 
and  other  paraphernalia  of  the  Craft,  whilst  it  also  gives  ample 
storage-room  for  the  papers  and  documents  belonging  to  the 
Lodges,  being  furnished  with  a  series  of  fire-proof  safes  for  this 
purpose.  This  is  reached  by  special  iron  stairways  from  both 
floors. 

The  massive  beauty  of  these  halls  and  stairways  is  the  visit¬ 
or’s  constant  theme.  Entering  the  front  porch  they  open  gradu¬ 
ally,  the  entire  elevation  being  made  visible  by  the  architect’s 
skill.  Eighty  feet  above  is  the  skylight,  shedding  its  many- 
colored  light  upon  the  grand  stairway,  and  the  effect  is  very  fine. 
Along  the  main  hall  the  view  closes  with  a  beautiful  fountain. 
You  ascend  to  the  principal  floor,  and  here  the  entire  sweep  of 
both  staircases  is  visible,  whilst  towering  above  is  the  huge 
archway  of  the  hall,  with  its  brilliant  lights  and  elaborate 
architecture.  Turning  westward  towards  Broad  street,  a  flood 
of  light  breaks  in  through  the  large  arched  window,  decorated 
in  the  stained  glass  with  Masonic  emblems. 

THE  PRINCIPAL  FLOOR. 

On  the  second  or  principal  floor  are  the  two  chief  apart¬ 
ments  of  the  building  —  the  Grand  Lodge  Hall  on  the  northern 
side,  and  the  Grand  Chapter  Hall  on  the  southern  side.  West 


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of  these,  on  the  Broad  street  front,  are  the  vestibules,  parlors, 
and  waiting-rooms.  East  of  them,  at  the  rear  of  the  building, 
are  three  Lodge  rooms,  known  respectively  as  “  Egyptian 
Hall,”  which  is  in  the  centre  of  the  eastern  portion  of  the  main 
floor ;  “  Norman  Hall,”  at  the  north-east  corner;  and  “  Ionic  Hall,” 
at  the  south-east  corner.  These  Lodge  halls  also  have  their 
respective  vestibules  and  waiting-rooms,  to  which  the  central 
staircase  leads. 

THE  CORINTHIAN  HALL. 

This  is  the  place  of  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  is  the 
representative  apartment  of  the  Temple.  It  is  one  hundred  and 
five  feet  long,  fifty-one  feet  wide,  and  fifty  feet  high.  From  an 
octagonal  vestibule  at  the  western  end,  the  visitor  enters  through 
massive  doors,  artistically  constructed  of  walnut,  with  cedar 
sinkings  and  raised  panels,  made  of  mottled  walnut  imported 
from  France.  The  work  is  highly  polished,  and  these  panels 
present  the  appearance  of  marble.  The  furniture  of  the  Hall  is 
of  walnut  and  cedar;  and  the  seats,  covered  with  blue  plush,  in 
rows  at  the  sides  of  the  hall,  will  accommodate  four  hundred 
persons.  Magnificent  bronze  chandeliers  and  candelabra  light 
it  at  night,  whilst  a  skylight  gives  light  by  day  —  an  original 
device  of  the  architect  being  availed  of  to  distribute  the  rays 
from  this  skylight  equally  through  every  part  of  the  spacious 
hall.  This  Hall  is  constructed  and  decorated  after  the  Corinthian 
order,  everything  being  in  keeping.  There  is  the  deep  and 
polished  capital  and  the  large  cornice.  In  this  as  in  all  the 
apartments,  the  decorations  are  intended  as  studies,  each  being 
a  complete  representative  of  the  order  selected,  in  detail  and 
aggregate. 

The  Corinthian  Hall  is  also  replete  with  Masonic  emblems. 
Central  on  the  north  and  south  fajades  are  ornaments  repre¬ 
senting  the  working-tools  of  the  Freemasons,  with  figures  em¬ 
blematic  of  architecture.  On  the  cornice  there  are  fragments  of 
an  Egyptian  capital,  to  which  the  figures  holding  the  working- 
tools  are  pointing.  The  east  and  west  fagades  contain  orna¬ 
ments  representing  the  vessels  of  corn,  wine,  and  oil.  The  plat¬ 
form  in  the  centre  of  the  east  end  of  the  Hall,  the  station  of  the 
Grand  Master,  has  over  it  the  square  and  compasses,  the  uni- 


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versal  Masonic  emblem,  together  with  the  rising  sun.  In  the 
centre  of  the  southern  side  is  the  Junior  Grand  Warden’s  station, 
having  over  it  the  sun  at  high  meridian.  The  Senior  Grand 
Warden’s  station,  in  the  west,  is  marked  by  the  setting  sun.  The 
magnificence  of  this  apartment  is  increased  by  its  great  size  and 
height,  the  elaborate  ornamentation,  and  the  appropriateness  of 
the  furnishing.  Attached  to  the  Hall  are  the  usual  waiting- 
rooms,  all  of  them  finished  in  corresponding  style. 

The  grandeur  of  this,  the  largest  apartment  in  the  Tem¬ 
ple,  impresses  the  visitor  the  moment  it  is  entered.  Above  is 
the  broad  skylight,  made  in  square  sections,  with  ornamental 
frosted  glass  between.  On  the  left  hand  are  four  large  windows, 
surmounted  by  a  huge  cornice,  and  divided  by  Corinthian 
columns.  On  the  right  hand  similar  columns  with  the  sur¬ 
mounting  cornice  circumscribe  the  Warden’s  chair.  In  the  east 
stands  the  oriental  chair,  made  of  cedar  and  walnut,  set  in  a 
recess  and  backed  by  a  canopy.  All  around,  the  cornices  are 
surmounted  by  a  series  of  coves  vaulting  to  the  skylight  line, 
festoons  of  flowers  and  leaves  ornamenting  the  columns  below. 
The  brilliant  light  from  the  chandeliers,  falling  upon  the  blue 
plush  and  the  red  cedar  of  the  furniture,  and  the  blue  octagons 
and  squares  of  the  carpet,  adds  to  the  beauty.  The  altar  stands 
in  the  centre  of  the  Hall,  surrounded  by  the  lights.  This  Hall 
is  the  representative  of  Freemasonry  in  every  part,  and  its  vast 
size,  completeness,  and  grandeur  give  it  the  first  place  among 
the  Lodge  rooms  of  the  world. 

THE  RENAISSANCE  HALL. 

This  apartment,  occupied  by  the  Grand  Chapter,  is  similar  in 
magnificence  to  the  Corinthian  Hall,  and  a  fit  companion  to  it. 
Though  somewhat  smaller,  it  is  still  a  very  large  room,  differing 
from  the  other  only  in  the  length.  It  is  ninety  feet  long,  fifty 
feet  wide,  and  fifty  feet  high.  The  decoration  and  finish  are  the 
Italian  Renaissance.  There  are  in  relief  around  its  walls  two 
stages  of  columns.  The  first  are  Corinthian,  with  choice  orna¬ 
mental  details.  The  second  represents  a  series  of  columns,  with 
foliated  capitals,  from  which  springs  the  vaulted  ceiling,  which 
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skylight,  twenty  feet  in  diameter,  whilst  east  and  west  of  it  are 
two  compartments  finished  with  elliptical  panels.  Throughout  the 
walls  and  ceilings  the  peculiar  emblems  of  Royal  Arch  Masonry 
are  displayed,  and  the  skylight  sheds  the  light  equally  through¬ 
out  the  room  by  day,  whilst  at  night  the  light  is  furnished 
by  a  series  of  elaborate  bronze  chandeliers  and  candelabra. 
In  the  centre  of  the  eastern  end  of  the  apartment,  surmounting 
the  throne,  is  the  Triple  Chair  of  the  High  Priest,  King  and 
Scribe,  peculiar  to  Royal  Arch  Masonry.  This,  like  all  the  furni¬ 
ture,  is  of  the  richest  character,  being  made  of  walnut,  inlaid  with 
mahogany  and  California  red  wood.  Scarlet  is  the  prevailing  color 
here,  as  blue  is  in  the  Grand  and  other  Lodge  Halls.  A  striking 
feature  of  this  apartment  is  the  veils  of  the  Temple,  which  per¬ 
form  an  important  part  in  the  mysteries  of  Royal  Arch  Masonry. 
Four  light  and  beautiful  arches  are  sprung  across  the  room  mid¬ 
way  between  the  floor  and  ceiling.  From  each  of  these  depends 
a  veil.  These  veils  are  twenty-five  feet  high  and  forty-nine  feet 
wide,  and  they  contain  twelve  hundred  yards  of  the  finest  French 
satin.  A  single  windlass,  admirably  balanced,  raises  each,  and  it 
can  be  done  in  a  few  seconds  when  necessary.  The  room  is 
throughout  entirely  emblematic  of  the  various  degrees  of  the 
Chapter,  and  is  in  its  way  as  magnificent  and  striking  as  the  Co¬ 
rinthian  Hall.  It  is  entered  from  a  fine  vestibule,  through  doors 
of  great  beauty  and  artistic  finish,  and  is  surrounded  by  the 
apartments  necessary  for  the  comfort  of  the  Companions  and  the 
conferring  of  the  degrees.  In  the  vestibule  is  a  beautiful  foun¬ 
tain  of  variegated  marble  twelve  feet  high,  and  the  furniture  of 
it  and  the  waiting-rooms  corresponds  with  that  of  the  Hall  in 
elegance  of  finish  and  appropriateness  of  design. 

The  brilliant  colors  of  this  Hall  almost  dazzle  the  beholder. 
Crimson  is  the  prevailing  color  of  carpet  and  furniture,  whilst 
the  veils  are  white,  scarlet,  purple  and  blue.  This  rainbow- 
hued  combination,  illuminated  by  the  skylight  and  the  four  huge 
windows  on  the  southern  side,  almost  deprive  the  architecture 
of  its  proper  effect.  An  elaborate  porch  surmounts  the  throne 
and  triple  chair,  whilst  an  organ  of  very  fine  construction  is  set 
in  a  recess  in  the  northern  wall.  This  organ  was  built  according 
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Two  Manuales  and  a  Pedale  of  two  octaves  and  two  notes 
Compass  of  Manuales,  from  C0  to  a3,  58  notes.  « 

Compass  of  Pedale,  from  C  to  D°,  27, notes. . 

Front  Pipes  of  the  usual  number  and  size  in  organs  of  this  class,  silvered,  with  gold 
mouth  -pieces, .  an d  contains  the  following  stops  and  pipes,  viz. : 

I.  Manuale  {Great). 

1.  8/  Open  Diapason,  large  scale;  tone  full,  rich  and  majestic,  metal,  58  pipes. 

The  largest  pipes  used  for  display  in  the  front. 

2.  8'  Dulciana,  very  quiet  and  sweet  in  character;  metal,  58  pipes. 

3.  8'  Melodia  (all  open  pipes),  rich,  full,  and  mellow;  wood,  58  pipes. 

4.  4/  Octave,  large  scale,  full  strength;  metal,  58  pipes. 

5.  2'  Fifteenth,  large  scale,  full  strength;  metal,  58  pipes. 

6.  8/  Trumpet ;  metal,  58  pipes. 

II.  Manuale  {Swell). 

7.  8/  Viola,  soft,  delicate,  and  crisp;  metal,  58  pipes. 

8.  8'  Stopped  Diapason,  clear  and  bright;  wood,  58  pipes. 

9.  4/  Flauto  Trarroso,  a  beautiful  imitation  of  the  concert  flute ;  wood,  58  pipes. 

10.  4'  Violina,  string-toned;  metal,  58  pipes. 

1 1 .  8r  Oboe,  1  moderate  in  strength,  plaintive  in  character.  -) 

12.  8/  Bassoon,  /  like  that  of  the  orchestral  instruments  of  these  names,  f  meta^’  5^  P- 

Pedale. 

13.  i6/  Bourdon,  very  deep  and  pervading;  wood,  27  pipes. 

Mechanical  Registers. 

14.  Manuale  Coupler. 

15.  I.  Manuale  to  Pedale. 

16.  II.  Manuale  to  Pedale. 

17.  Tremulo. 

18.  Bellows  Signal. 

Pedale  Movements. 

1.  Forte  combination,  I.  Manuale  drawing  all,  I.  Manuale  stop. 

2.  Piano  combination,  I.  Manuale  taking  off  all  but  Nos.  2  and  3. 

3.  Adjustable  swell  pedal. 

The  action  extended  and  reversed. 

The  effect  of  this  Hall  upon  the  visitor  is  entirely  different 
from  the  Corinthian  Hall.  Both  are  impressive,  both  thorough 
representatives  of  the  Freemasonry  to  be  taught  within  them ; 
but  the  brilliancy  of  color  in  the  Chapter  Hall  will  always  be 
the  prevailing  remembrance  of  its  beauties. 

The  Central  Staircase,  upon  reaching  the  principal  floor,  east 
of  the  Corinthian  and  Renaissance  Halls,  conveys  the  visitor  to 


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the  vestibule  and  waiting-apartments  of  three  subordinate  Lodge 
rooms,  which  are  ranged  across  the  eastern  portion  of  the  build¬ 
ing.  These  are  the  Ionic,  Egyptian,  and  Norman  Halls.  The 
Ionic  being  the  south-eastern,  we  will  first  describe,  the  three 
halls  being  substantially  of  the  same  size. 

THE  IONIC  HALL. 

It  is  seventy-five  feet  long,  fifty  feet  wide,  and  thirty  feet  high, 
and  its  decoration  is  the  purest  Grecian  Ionic,  elegant  and  grace¬ 
ful,  but  not  elaborate.  It  does  not  impress  the  visitor  so  pro¬ 
foundly  at  first  as  the  elephantine  columns  of  the  Egyptian  Hall, 
but  the  architecture  is  not  without  many  admirers,  who  are  pleased 
with  its  light  and  airy  style  and  unpretentious  beauty.  There 
are  twenty-four  columns  around  the  room,  with  capitals  deco¬ 
rated  with  the  well-known  spiral  volutes.  The  bases  of  these 
columns  are  also  attractive,  whilst  the  whole  are  surmounted  by 
a  cornice,  with  the  Ionic  dentil  band  and  handsome  honeysuckle 
ornaments  at  the  corners.  Being  located  at  the  south-east  angle, 
this  Hall  has  windows  on  two  sides,  and  is  thus  furnished  with 
natural  ventilation  and  ample  light  during  the  day.  At  night,  the 
beautiful  crystal  chandeliers  give  a  light  which  adds  greatly  to 
the  attractions  of  the  room.  The  furniture  of  this  Hall  is  made 
of  natural  woods — walnut,  with  butternut  and  cedar  inlaid,  and 
covered  with  rep  of  blue  and  gold.  The  Master’s  station,  with  his 
pedestal,  at  the  right  hand,  and  the  stations  of  the  Wardens,  are 
in  thorough  unison  with  the  character  of  the  room. 

THE  EGYPTIAN  HALL. 

The  Egyptian  Hall,  the  centre  of  the  three  Lodge  rooms, 
is  sixty-five  feet  long,  fifty  feet  wide,  and  thirty  feet  high, 
and  is  the  only  perfect  specimen  of  Egyptian  architecture 
in  America.  It  is  an  extraordinary  room,  decorated  in  the  mas¬ 
sive  and  peculiar  style  of  the  Egyptian  period,  which  is  so 
unlike  all  the  modern  schools.  Twelve  elephantine  columns 
stand  on  either  hand  in  massive  grandeur,  surmounted  by  the 
peculiar  capitals  of  the  ancient  temples  on  the  Nile,  Luxor,  Kar- 
nak,  Philoe  and  others,  photographs  of  which  famous  structures 
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Each  of  these  columns  has  an  original  in  Egypt,  from  which  it 
is  copied,  and  this  Hall  is  an  exhibit  of  the  greatest  wonders  left 
by  the  ancient  Egyptian  builders.  There  are  the  hooded  viper 
(cobra  de  capello),  the  pyramid,  and  the  other  decorations  of 
the  Ptolemies.  These  columns,  which  stand  clear  of  the  walls, 
divide  each  side  into  sections,  and  these  are  enriched  with  the 
panel  ornaments  found  in  the  Egyptian  temples,  there  being 
borders  of  reeds  and  rushes,  a  fluted  frieze,  the  globe,  wings  and 
cobra,  and  the  surmounting  lion  and  cobra.  Lotus  flowers  twine 
around  the  bases  of  the  columns,  and  appear  in  the  panels,  and 
there  are  reed  decorations  on  the  cornice,  whilst  pyramidal  fill¬ 
ings  complete  the  panels.  The  cobra  stares  and  hisses  at  you, 
with  multiplied  heads  and  fangs  extended,  on  all  sides  of  the  hall. 
The  furniture  of  this  unique  apartment  is  also  purely  Egyptian. 
The  Master’s  throne  and  chair  are  massive  and  imposing,  and 
made  of  gilded  ebony ;  his  pedestal  standing  at  the  right  hand, 
flanked  by  two  mysterious  sphinxes,  who  solemnly  gaze  upon 
the  beholder,  and  his  chair  being  flanked  by  eagles.  The  pedes¬ 
tals  of  the  Senior  and  Junior  Wardens  are  also  uniquely  deco¬ 
rated,  and  the  sofas  provided  have  a  seating  capacity  for  about 
two  hundred  persons.  The  furniture  throughout  is  of  gilded 
ebony,  covered  with  black  and  gold  rep,  the  carpet  being  blue, 
intermixed  with  other  colors.  There  are  windows  at  the  eastern 
end  of  this  Hall,  but  they  are  of  little  use,  as  the  Lodges  meet 
at  night,  when  light  will  be  furnished  by  chandeliers  elaborately 
ornamented  in  keeping  with  the  character  of  the  room.  This 
strange  apartment,  so  unlike  anything  else  on  the  continent,  will 
always  be  an  object  of  curiosity. 

THE  NORMAN  HALL. 

In  the  north-east  corner  of  the  building,  and  of  the  same  size  as 
the  Ionic  Hall,  is  another  subordinate  Lodge  room,  called  Norman 
Hall.  The  ornamentation  of  this  apartment  is  similar  to  that  of 
the  Main  Entrance,  the  cable,  zig-zag,  nail-head,  billet,  rosette 
and  other  Norman  ornaments  prevailing.  This  Hall  is  a  thorough 
example  of  Norman  decorative  art,  and,  with  its  furniture,  is  made 
to  be  as  perfect  a  representation  as  possible  of  that  order.  It  has 
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pendant  from  the  ceiling  furnish  ample  light  at  night.  The  set¬ 
tees  have  luxuriant  spring-seats  that  are  covered  with  buff-colored 
leather,  whilst  the  stations  of  the  three  officers  are  imposing 
and  much  admired.  The  furniture  is  made  of  walnut  and  pine, 
and  in  the  carpet  the  prevailing  color  is  blue. 

This  completes  the  description  of  the  principal  apartments  on  the 
main  floor,  all  of  which  are  supplied  with  every  convenience  neces¬ 
sary  for  the  Craft,  and  have  the  latest  improvements  introduced 
in  every  department.  In  the  vestibules  are  ornamental  desks, 
where  the  brethren  are  furnished  with  writing  material.  Foun¬ 
tains  are  provided,  and  there  are  toilet  apartments  convenient. 
Cloak-rooms  adjoin  each  Lodge  room,  there  being  ornamental 
pin-rails  and  ample  accommodations  for  clothing.  Within  all 
the  Lodge  rooms  the  seats  are  placed  upon  raised  platforms, 
beneath  which  are  ventilators.  The  fresh  air  ducts  are  located  in 
the  walls  just  beneath  the  ceiling.  Over  the  chandeliers  there 
are  openings  to  carry  off  the  superfluous  heat.  Comfort  has 
been  as  thoroughly  looked  after  as  beauty. 

The  Grand  Lodge  and  Grand  Chapter  Halls  are  elevated  to 
the  roof  of  the  Temple,  so  that  the  upper  or  third  floor  only 
extends  over  that  portion  of  the  principal  floor  which  is  occu¬ 
pied  by  three  subordinate  Lodge  rooms. 

THE  GOTHIC  HALL. 

The  central  stairway  coming  up  from  the  principal  floor  termi¬ 
nates  in  a  double  flight  at  the  vestibule  to  the  Asylum,  the 
portion  of  the  building  devoted  to  the  Masonic  Knights  Tem¬ 
plar.  This  vestibule,  where  there  are  two  fountains  constructed 
of  variegated  marbles,  opens,  by  a  series  of  doorways,  upon 
the  assembly-  and  regalia-rooms,  which  are  upon  the  southern 
side.  The  Asylum  is  ninety  feet  long,  forty-five  feet  wide,  and 
forty  feet  high,  and  extends  across  the  building  from  north  to 
south.  Entering  the  Asylum,  it  is  found  to  be  a  Gothic  Hall,  the 
only  one  in  the  Temple,  the  groins  and  pointed  arches,  the  pin¬ 
nacles  and  spires  appearing  in  every  part.  Here  are  displayed 
the  cross  and  crown,  the  emblems  of  the  Knights,  and  they 
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crosses  and  crowns.  Oiled  pine  forms  the  wainscoting,  which 
is  finished  in  blue  and  carmine.  The  furniture,  Gothic  in  all  its 
decorations,  is  covered  with  green  leather.  Two  lines  of  seats  are 
on  each  side  of  the  Asylum,  the  rear  one  being  raised  a  con¬ 
siderable  distance  above  the  one  in  front.  A  lofty  platform 
bears  the  richly  ornamented  seats  of  the  principal  officers,  the 
Eminent  Commander,  Generalissimo,  Captain-General  and  Pre¬ 
late,  whilst  behind  these  is  a  magnificent-toned  organ. 

The  Council  Chamber,  an  apartment  west  of  the  Asylum,  is 
forty  feet  long,  twenty-five  feet  wide,  and  twenty-five  feet  high. 
A  wide  avenue  extends  entirely  around  the  outside  of  the  Asy¬ 
lum,  and  in  it  are  placed  tents  of  blue,  scarlet,  and  white.  The 
Banquet  Hall  of  the  Knights  Templar  adjoining  is  seventy-five 
feet  long,  thirty-five  feet  wide,  and  twenty  feet  high.  From  the 
southern  end  of  the  Asylum  this  Hall  is  approached  by  an  arched 
porch  of  very  fine  construction,  deeply  recessed,  and  having  a 
portcullis  door  in  the  centre.  Through  this  a  broad  stairway 
ascends  to  the  Hall  above.  This  Banquet  Hall  will  seat  two 
hundred  and  fifty  persons,  and  has  all  the  culinary  attachments 
necessary.  No  windows  open  upon  these  halls,  and  the  gas- 
fixtures  are  elaborate.  A  number  of  other  rooms  of  smaller 
size  are  connected  with  the  Asylum,  among  them  being  one 
containing  the  banners  of  the  five  Commanderies,  which  are 
suspended  from  the  ceiling.  In  the  armory  and  assembly  rooms 
each  Knight  has  his  closet  for  keeping  his  uniform  and  sword. 

ADDITIONAL  APARTMENTS. 

There  are  throughout  the  building  ample  accommodations 
for  the  meetings  of  committees,  a  number  of  rooms  being  de¬ 
voted  to  this  purpose.  In  addition  to  the  grand  apartments 
above  described  for  the  meetings  of  the  Lodges  and  Chapters, 
there  are  also  the  smaller  Lodge  and  Chapter  rooms.  “  North¬ 
west  Hall  ”  is  located  over  the  vestibule  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
Hall,  in  an  entresol  story  in  the  north-western  part  of  the  Tem¬ 
ple,  and  is  an  apartment  forty -two  feet  long  by  twenty-nine  feet 
wide,  appropriately  decorated,  and  intended  as  a  meeting-room 
for  Lodges  when  special  meetings  are  held.  A  similar  special 
meeting-room  for  the  Chapters  is  11  South-west  Hall,”  which  is 


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located  in  the  south-western  portion  of  the  Temple,  over  the 
vestibule  of  the  Grand  Chapter  room.  This  is  an  apartment 
thirty-three  feet  long  and  eighteen  feet  wide,  and  is  a  perfect 
little  gem.  “  Assembly  Hall  ”  is  a  small  room  on  the  first  floor 
of  the  Temple,  convenient  to  the  Filbert  street  entrance,  which 
is  designed  for  a  meeting-place  preliminary  to  attendance  at 
funerals  and  on  similar  occasions.  It  is  fitted  up  for  a  Masonic 
Lodge  room. 

THE  ATTICS. 

It  is  over  one  hundred  feet  from  the  footwalk  to  the  roof,  and 
one  of  the  great  wonders  of  the  Temple  is  the  attics.  Above 
the  skylights  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  Grand  Chapter  Halls, 
there  is  considerable  space,  and  clambering  up  to  these  elevated 
regions,  which  extend  throughout  the  building,  the  visitor  sees 
strange  sights.  The  framework  of  the  ceilings  of  the  rooms; 
the  skylights  above  and  beneath  ;  the  mazy  intricacies  of  beams, 
rods,  bolts,  guys  and  all  the  paraphernalia  necessary  to  uphold 
the  gigantic  roof;  the  massive  walls  and  partitions ;  the  gas  and 
water  pipes ;  the  huge  iron  doors  separating  one  part  from 
another;  the  long  passage-ways;  the  ponderous  water  tanks  ;  the 
huge  chimneys  and  air-passages  ;  all  are  here  spread  out,  and  one 
gazes  curiously  at  the  unusual  view.  Like  the  mysterious  air- 
ducts  in  the  sub-cellar,  this  place  gives  special  force  to  the 
popular  idea  of  Freemasonry.  Having  groped  his  way  through 
the  damp,  dark  passages  in  the  cellar  until  he  found  Light,  the 
candidate  might  very  properly  be  taken  up  to  the  lofty  labyrinth 
above  in  his  search  for  the  higher  degrees. 

THE  ROOF. 

The  roof  is  a  marvel  of  architectural  success,  and  as  the 
apartments  below  may  be  regarded  as  complete  specimens  of  the 
various  schools  of  architecture,  so  the  roof  may  be  taken  for  as 
complete  an  exhibit  of  this  important  branch  of  the  builder’s 
art.  To  cover  a  surface  one  hundred  and  fifty  by  two  hundred 
and  fifty  feet,  and  at  the  same  time  to  do  it  without  materially 
depending  upon  interior  supports,  was  a  problem  of  no  little 
trouble.  This  roof  is  of  great  strength,  yet  at  the  same  time  is 


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light  and  symmetrical.  It  is  constructed  upon  a  series  of  bridges, 
if  they  may  be  so  called,  thrown  from  one  wall  to  another, 
stayed  and  interlaced,  and  embodying  many  different  species  of 
truss.  Upon  this  net-work  is  erected  an  iron  framework,  and  to 
this  the  roof  itself  is  fastened.  The  roof  is  of  slate,  the  numerous 
skylights  being  made  of  ribbed  plate-glass,  strong  and  transparent. 
To  maintain  an  even  temperature  in  the  attics  beneath,  and  make 
it  assuredly  water-proof,  the  roof  has  on  the  inside  a  wire  mesh 
which  is  filled  in  with  plaster.  It  is  one  of  the  completest 
parts  of  the  vast  structure. 

THE  COMPLETENESS  OF  THE  DESIGN. 

The  building  contains,  altogether,  one  grand  and  six  subordi¬ 
nate  Lodge  rooms ;  one  grand  and  one  subordinate  Chapter 
room  ;  an  Asylum,  Council  Chamber  and  attendant  apartments 
for  the  Knights  Templar;  two  banquet  halls,  a  library,  and  a 
multitude  of  smaller  apartments. 

It  will  be  observed  that  each  Hall  in  the  Temple  is  a  sample 
of  a  different  order  of  architecture.  Freemasonry  is  itself  the 
patron  of  architecture,  and  in  Masonic  edifices  it  is  always  sought 
to  give  an  expression  of  this  truth.  The  design  in  this  Temple  has 
been  to  make  it  as  complete  an  architectural  model  as  possible, 
and  this  could  only  be  done  in  the  way  which  has  been  so 
admirably  carried  out.  Thus  we  have,  in  the  various  apart¬ 
ments,  the  Egyptian,  the  Corinthian,  the  Doric,  the  Ionic,  the 
Oriental,  the  Norman,  the  Gothic,  the  Italian  Renaissance,  and 
the  Composite  orders  of  architecture,  each  being  a  complete 
study  of  its  special  school.  The  walls,  ceiling,  furniture,  car¬ 
pets,  gas-fixtures,  and  everything  appertaining,  are  made  to  cor¬ 
respond,  all  being  productions  from  the  designs  of  the  archi¬ 
tect,  so  that  they  thoroughly  harmonize.  In  this  there  has  been 
the  greatest  success.  The  acoustics  of  every  Hall  are  also 
good.  The  vast  building,  it  is  expected,  will  be  taken  as  a 
study  of  art  for  all  schools,  and  as  such  will  be  sought  by  the 
student  and  architect  from  all  parts  of  the  country.  The  labor 
of  producing  such  a  work  has  been  great,  but  the  result  justifies 
the  exertion. 


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GENERAL  FEATURES  OF  THE  BUILDING. 

In  the  main  portions  of  the  Temple  the  structure  is  fire-proof. 
Various  walls  divide  it  into  sections,  so  that  if  at  any  time  the 
interior  of  any  of  the  halls  should  catch  fire,  to  which  the  wood¬ 
work  of  the  furniture  and  interior  fixtures  and  the  upholstery 
work  and  other  materials  may  be  liable,  the  fire  will  be  confined 
to  that  portion,  and  will  burn  itself  out  without  doing  damage 
elsewhere.  The  aggregate  amount  of  combustible  material  used 
is  small,  however,  and  no  fire  can  ever  put  in  hazard  any  essen¬ 
tial  portion  of  the  building,  so  that,  practically,  it  is  a  fire-proof 
structure.  In  the  attics  self-closing  iron  doors  are  used  in  the 
passage-ways.  From  one  of  these  compartments  to  another  a 
fire-escape,  conveniently  placed,  extends.  The  great  tower  at 
the  corner  of  Broad  and  Filbert  streets  is  made  thoroughly  fire¬ 
proof,  and  is  in  the  interior  constructed  separately  from  the  rest 
of  the  building,  being  separated  from  it  at  every  passage-way  by 
double  iron  doors,  with  spaces  between  them.  One  of  these 
doors,  in  each  case,  is  a  portcullis,  held  up  by  ropes,  which  a 
fire  would  burn  off,  thus  closing  it.  Whatever  may  happen  to 
the  other  portions  of  the  Temple,  this  tower  is  intended  to 
stand  a  monument  for  all  time  to  the  memory  and  fame  of  the 
builders.  Underneath  it,  in  the  deep  recesses  of  the  foundations, 
there  is  a  spring,  furnishing  a  supply  of  pure  water  in  an  abun¬ 
dance  that  seems  exhaustless.  A  pumping-engine  of  eight-horse 
power,  beautifully  mounted  in  nickel,  raises  this  water  into  four 
capacious  tanks,  two  located  in  the  upper  portions  of  the  tower, 
and  two  in  the  attic  at  the  eastern  end  of  the  building.  These 
huge  tanks  of  cedar  hold  sixteen  thousand  gallons,  and  weigh 
sixty  tons.  Water-pipes  extend  from  them  to  all  portions  of 
the  principal  and  upper  floors  and  the  attics,  and  there  are  fire¬ 
plugs  with  hose  attached,  ready  for  any  emergency.  The  base¬ 
ment  and  lower  floors  are  supplied  with  water  from  the  city 
mains,  and  similar  precautions  against  fire  are  also  taken  here. 
There  are  eight  drinking-fountains  of  elaborate  construction 
located  adjacent  to  the  various  Halls,  and  probably  eighty  marble 
wash-basins  in  different  parts  of  the  structure.  To  the  fountains 
iced  and  filtered  water  is  furnished,  the  water  passing  through 
coils  of  pipes  in  the  cellar,  where  it  is  cooled  without  direct 


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contact  with  the  ice.  Bath-tubs  are  provided  for  the -employees. 
Hot-water  boilers  of  ample  capacity  are  located  in  the  kitchens, 
and  in  some  of  the  more  elaborate  fountains,  hot^cold  and 
iced  water,  by  the  skilful  arrangement  of  the  pipes,  is  made  at 
will  to  run  from  the  same  faucet. 

The  gas  and  water  supplies  are  both  brought  in  from  the 
mains  on  Filbert  street.  The  gas  is  brought  from  the  street  into 
a  manifold  receiver  in  the  basement,  and  is  by  it  distributed  into 
a  multitude  of  pipes.  These  pipes,  passing  into  the  Tyler’s  room 
on  the  first  floor,  are  spread  out  in  an  upright  casing,  where  a 
row  of  ornate  stops  controls  the  gas  supply  to  every  apartment 
in  the  Temple.  The  device  is  a  useful  one,  and  the  casing,  with 
its  series  of  pipes,  is  greatly  admired. 

The  heating  is  done  by  steam,  and  powerful  steam-heating 
and  ventilating  apparatus  are  located  in  the  basement,  intended 
to  keep  the  building  cool  in  summer  and  warm  in  winter,  apd 
to  regulate  the  temperature  and  control  the  ventilation  at  all 
seasons. 


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IN  reply  to  the  warm  and  fraternal  invitations  extended  by 
the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge,  and  the  M.  E.  Grand  Chapter  of 
Pennsylvania,  the  following  are  a  few,  among  the  many,  accept¬ 
ances  and  regrets  received  from  distinguished  Masons  in  America 
and  abroad  The  replies  show  the  high  estimation  felt  for  the 
Masons  of  this  Commonwealth,  and  exemplify  the  universality 
of  Freemasonry. 

General  Invitation  extended  by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
of  Pennsylvania,  addressed  to  American  and  Foreign 
Grand  Lodges. 

New  Masonic  Temple,  ^ 

Philadelphia,  June  2d,  A.  L.  5873.  J 

W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

The  Dedication  Ceremonies,  upon  the  completion  of  the  New  Temple  by 
the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  will  take  place  in  this  city  on 
Friday,  September  26th,  1873. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Grand  Lodge  to  make  the  occasion  a  marked  one 
in  the  history  of  the  Craft ;  and  it  is  our  earnest  wish  to  have  a  large  attend¬ 
ance  of  the  Officers  of  the  M.  W.  Grand  Lodges  with  whom  we  are  in 
fraternal  correspondence. 

On  behalf,  therefore,  and  in  the  name  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania,  and  Masonic  Jurisdiction  thereunto  belonging,  1  have  the  pleasure 
to  extend  a  cordial  invitation  that  we  may  be  honored  by  your  presence. 
Very  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

Samuel  C.  Perkins, 

Grand  Master. 

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Special  Invitation,  accompanying  the  above,  sent  to 
Foreign  Grand  Lodges. 


Office  of  the  R.  W.  the  Grand  Master  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  I 
of  Pennsylvania,  etc.,  I 

Masonic  Hall,  Philadelphia,  July  ist,  1873.  j 

M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother: 

I  desire  most  cordially  to  add  to  the  formal  invitations — which  have  been 
sent  through  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  of  your  M.  W.  Grand  Lodge — a 
personal  and  urgent  request  that  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania 
may  be  honored,  upon  the  occasion  of  the  dedication  of  the  New  Temple, 
by  the  presence  of  some  at  least  of  the  distinguished  brethren  who,  from  the 
offices  they  hold,  stand  before  the  Masonic  world  as  representatives  of  the 
M.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  .  And  I  feel  confident  that  I  but  express 

the  unanimous  sentiment  of  the  fraternity  of  this  Jurisdiction,  in  assuring  the 
brethren  from  our  sister  Grand  Lodges,  that  they  will  receive  the  warmest 
welcome ;  and  that  no  effort  shall  be  spared  to  make  the  remembrance  of  the 
occasion  an  ever-brightening  token  to  their  inward  consciousness  of  the 
power  and  worth  of  the  noble  Craft. 

The  invitations  sent  through  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  have  been 
addressed  to  those  who,  in  this  Jurisdiction,  are  the  only  elective,  and  conse¬ 
quently  the  principal,  officers.  Recognizing,  M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother,  that 
diversities  exist  in  the  details  of  the  government  of  the  Craft  in  different 
jurisdictions,  and  wishing  to  avoid  any  possible  embarrassment  from  these 
diversities,  and  having  full  confidence  in  your  wisdom  and  judgment,  we 
have  thought  it  expedient — as  expressive  of  the  sincerity  and  depth  of  our 
fraternal  affection  and  regard — to  authorize,  empower,  and  request  you,  and 
you  are  hereby  so  authorized,  empowered,  and  requested,  in  our  name  as 
Grand  Master  of  Masons  of  Pennsylvania  and  Masonic  Jurisdiction  thereunto 
belonging,  to  give  special  invitation  to  such  of  the  brethren  of  your  M.  W. 
Grand  Lodge  as  you  may  select  to  be  present  with  us  during  the  ceremonies 
attendant  upon  the  dedication,  praying  you  to  accredit  them  to  us  in  all  due 
form  as  your  special  representatives,  and  to  assure  them  of  a  hearty  welcome, 
—not  only  from  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  but  from  all  the 
fraternity  who  will  be  gathered  from  every  State  and  Territory  to  celebrate 
the  event. 

Very  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

Samuel  C.  Perkins, 


Grand  Master. 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


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ANSWERS. 

{jjmiwl  of  Ijlttjjliuul 

Freemasons’  Hall,  London,  August  18th,  1873. 

M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

I  am  commanded  by  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
England,  the  Marquess  of  Ripon,  K.  G.,  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  your 
courteous  invitation  to  attend  the  dedication  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  at 
Philadelphia,  which  his  Lordship  very  much  regrets  his  engagements  prevent 
him  from  accepting. 

I  am  further  commanded  to  express  his  Lordship’s  best  wishes  for  the  con¬ 
tinued  prosperity  of  your  Grand  Lodge,  and  his  earnest  hope  that  the  good 
feeling,  which  now  subsists  between  the  American  and  English  Craft,  may 
never  be  interrupted. 

I  have  the  honor  to  remain,  M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother,  yours  fraternally, 

John  Hervey, 
Grand  Secretary. 


Freemasons’  Hall,  London,  August  18th,  1873. 
Most  Worshipful  Sir  and  Brother: 

I  am  commanded  by  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  the  Marquess  of  Ripon,  to 
acknowledge  receipt  of  your  kind  and  fraternal  letter,  in  addition  to  the 
official  invitation  to  attend  the  dedication  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  at 
Philadelphia  ;  and,  further,  to  express  his  great  regret  that  his  departure  for 
the  Hebrides,  at  the  very  moment  of  its  arrival,  prevented  his  replying  to  it 
personally. 

His  Lordship’s  own  attendance  on  that  auspicious  occasion  is,  I  am  sorry 
to  say,  out  of  his  power ;  and,  however  desirous  he  is  of  doing  so,  he  does 
not  at  present  see  his  way,  owing  to  the  great  distance  and  the  time  which 
would  necessarily  be  required  to  depute  Brethren  to  represent  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  England  and  himself,  as  its  Grand  Master,  at  the  period  named. 
Should  his  Lordship,  nevertheless,  be  enabled  to  do  so,  he  will  direct  me  to 
communicate  with  your  Grand  Secretary  in  due  course. 

Under  any  circumstances,  Lord  Ripon  commands  me  to  most  cordially 
congratulate  you,  Sir,  as  Grand  Master,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsyl¬ 
vania,  on  the  completion  of  your  labors,  and  on  having  erected  a  building, 
not  only  a  credit  to  the  Craft,  but  an  ornament  to  the  great  country  of  which 
your  State  forms  so  prominent  a  member. 


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He  will  feel  further  obliged  to  you  if  you  will  express  to  the  Brethren,  over 
whom  you  so  worthily  rule,  his  sincere  and  hearty  good  wishes  for  the  con¬ 
tinued  prosperity  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  and  of  all  the  Brethren 
who  will  unite  under  its  Banner  on  the  26th  of  September. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother,  yours  fraternally, 

John  Hervey, 
Grand  Secretary. 


Freemasons’  Hall,  London,  August  18th,  1873. 
Most  Worshipful  Sir  and  Brother: 

I  am  requested  by  the  Earl  of  Carnarvon,  Right  Worshipful  Deputy  Grand 
Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England,  to  express  his  cordial  thanks  for  the 
invitation  you  have  been  good  enough  to  send  him  to  attend  the  dedication 
of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  at  Philadelphia.  His  Lordship  regrets  his 
inability  to  avail  himself  of  the  invitation,  but,  at  the  same  time,  is  desirous 
of  expressing  his  warmest  wishes  that  every  success  may  attend  a  ceremony 
which  will  occupy  the  attention  of  the  entire  Craft. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother,  yours  fraternally, 

John  Hervey, 
Grand  Secretary. 


Freemasons’  Hall,  London,  August  18th,  1873. 

M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

I  beg  to  express  my  regret,  and  am  requested  by  Bro.  Samuel  Tomkins, 
Grand  Treasurer,  to  express  his  also,  that  we  are  both  prevented — by  the 
want  of  the  time  necessary  to  devote  to  a  voyage  to  America  —  from  accepting 
your  kind  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of  the  New  Temple  at 
Philadelphia — my  duties  at  this  office  being  too  onerous,  and  his  avocations, 
as  banker,  not  permitting  the  requisite  absence. 

I  may,  however,  assure  you  that  we  shall  be  with  you  in  spirit,  if  not  in 
person ;  and  that  every  good  wish  we  can  possibly  express  will  attend  the 
ceremony  which  is  to  take  place  on  the  26th  September. 

We  both  feel  greatly  flattered  at  being  invited  to  visit  your  good  city  on  so 
momentous  an  occasion,  and  tender  to  you,  our  most  hearty  and  sincere 
thanks  for  the  invitation. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother,  yours  fraternally, 

John  Hervey, 
Grand  Secretary. 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


Xothjc  of  jjirelitiuf* 

31  L.  Leeson  St.,  Dublin,  August  25th,  1873. 

R.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

Permit  me,  through  you,  to  tender  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsyl¬ 
vania  my  most  grateful  acknowledgment  of  the  cordial  invitation  to  be 
present  at  the  dedication  ceremonies  upon  the  completion  of  your  New 
Masonic  Temple.  Nothing  would  afford  me  greater  pleasure  than  to  be  a 
participator  on  an  occasion  fraught  with  so  much  interest  for  the  Order  at 
large ;  but  I  greatly  fear  it  may  not  be  in  my  power  to  leave  Ireland  in  time, 
as  there  is  some  very  pressing  business  which  I  cannot  postpone,  and,  until 
the  completion  of  which,  I  cannot  possibly  start,  and  which  may  detain  me 
too  long,  Should  I  succeed  in  getting  it  concluded,  I  shall  use  my  utmost 
exertions  to  be  present  as  the  representative  of  our  venerated  and  venerable 
Grand  Master,  now  entered  on  his  sixty-first  year  of  office.  Should  I  be 
detained,  I  request  you  will  convey  to  our  Brethren  assembled  on  the  occa¬ 
sion,  the  heartfelt  and  fraternal  assurance  that  the  Freemasons  of  Ireland 
most  unfeignedly  congratulate  you,  R.  W.  Sir,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  over 
which  you  preside,  on  the  completion  of  your  truly  magnificent  Temple, 
which  reflects  such  honor  on  your  Grand  Lodge,  and  stands  forth  as  the 
noblest  specimen  of  the  love  of  Masons  for  the  Craft.  To  preside  on  such 
an  occasion  has  never  as  yet  fallen  to  the  lot  of  any  Mason,  and  you  may 
undoubtedly  feel  a  just  pride  in  your  high  position,  which  entitles  you  to  do 
so  now.  Accept  my  personal  thanks  for  your  kind  desire  for  my  presence, 
and  believe  me  to  remain,  most  truly  and  fraternally, 

Yours, 

t  Rob.  Wm.  Shekleton,  33d, 
Deputy  Grand  Master  of  Ireland. 


Somerville,  Navan,  Ireland,  August  6th,  1873. 

R.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter,  inviting  me  to 
be  present  at  the  dedication  ceremonies,  upon  the  completion  of  the  New 
Temple,  by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  which  will  take  place 
in  the  city  of  Philadelphia  on  Friday,  September  26th,  1873. 

I  beg  to  thank  you,  R.  W.  Sir  and  Brother,  for  the  honor  you  have  thus 
conferred  upon  me  ;  but  I  much  regret  that  feeble  health  and  other  causes 
will  prevent  me  from  being  present  on  the  interesting  occasion  of  the  dedi¬ 
cation  of  the  New  Temple  by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania. 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


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With  renewed  thanks  to  yourself,  R.  W.  Sir  and  Brother,  and  the  R.  W. 
Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania, 

I  remain  very  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

Athlumney, 

Senior  Grand  Warden  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Freemasons  of  Ireland. 


Laxton,  Novara  Avenue,  Bray,  Co.  Wicklow,  Ireland. 

R.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

I  beg  to  thank  you  most  cordially  and  fraternally  for  your  kind  invitation 
to  witness  the  ceremonies  connected  with  the  dedication  of  the  New  Temple 
by  the  R.  W.  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania.  I  regret,  greatly,  that  it  will 
not  be  in  my  power  to  attend  upon  an  occasion  of  such  great  Masonic  interest ; 
but,  on  account  of  rather  advanced  age,  and  in  some  degree  enfeebled  health, 
I  fear  to  undertake  so  long  a  journey  by  sea  and  land. 

I  am,  dear  Sir  and  Brother,  very  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

Arthur  Bushe, 

Grand  Treasurer  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ireland. 


Kennet,  Scotland,  August  24th,  1873. 

R.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

It  is  with  the  greatest  regret  that  I  find  myself  unable  to  accept  your 
hospitable  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of  your  New  Masonic 
Temple  on  September  the  26th.  I  especially  regret  it,  as  (in  common  with 
many  Brethren  in  this  country)  I  feel  that  our  opportunities  of  intercourse 
with  American  Masons  are  too  few  and  far  between. 

Please  accept  my  most  hearty  thanks  for  your  invitation,  and  the  assurance 
that,  had  it  been  possible,  I  would  gladly  have  availed  myself  of  it. 

I  remain  very  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

Balfour  J.  Burliegh, 

S.  G.  W.  of  England. 

xfmtwl  of  ^eur 

Grand  Lodge Freemasons,  ) 

Office  of  Grand  Master,  > 

St.  John,  New  Brunswick,  September  13th,  1873.  J 

Worshipful  Sir  and  Brother  : 

My  absence  from  home  has  prevented  a  personal  response  to  the  kind 
invitation  of  the  Grand  Master  of  Pennsylvania  to  participate  in  the  ceremo- 


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nial  of  dedicating  the  Temple  at  Philadelphia.  Our  Grand  Secretary  has, 
however,  officially  informed  you  that  our  Grand  Lodge  will  meet  on  the  24th 
inst. ;  and  this,  of  course,  renders  it  impossible  for  me  to  be  present  on  an 
occasion  in  which  I  feel  a  deep  interest,  and  which  I  would  most  gladly 
attend  were  it  possible  to  do  so. 

Please  convey  to  the  R.  W.  the  Grand  Master  assurances  of  my  fraternal 
esteem. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  fraternally  yours, 

Ahab  Ellis. 


St.  John’s,  N.  B.,  August  30th,  1873. 

Very  Dear  Sir  and  Brother: 

You  will  please  convey  to  the  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania  my  best  thanks  for  his  kind  invitation  to  participate  in  the  dedica¬ 
tion  ceremonies  of  the  Masonic  Temple,  Philadelphia,  and  also  the  expression 
of  my  regret  that  it  will  be  entirely  out  of  my  power  to  accept.  Our  Grand 
Lodge  meets  on  the  24th  September,  and  attendance  at  this,  its  annual  session, 
precludes  the  possibility  of  any  one  in  position  in  Grand  Lodge  getting  away. 

Very  truly  yours, 

Edward  Willis, 

Deputy  Grand  Master. 


Milltown,  New  Brunswick,  August  5th,  1873. 
Most  Worshipful  Sir  and  Brother  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  very  kind  invitation 
to  be  present  at  the  dedication  ceremonies  of  the  New  Temple,  on  Friday, 
September  26th  next. 

The  convention  of  our  own  Grand  Lodge  on  that  day,  and  other  business, 
will  cause  me  to  be  unable  to  accept  your  invitation.  Hoping  that  the  day 
may  be  a  marked  one  in  the  annals  of  the  Craft,  and  that  the  imposing  cere¬ 
monies  of  the  succeeding  days  may  add  still  more  lustre  to  the  occasion, 

I  am  yours  very  truly  and  fraternally, 

Thomas  J.  Robinson, 

Junior  Grand  Warden  Grand  Lodge  of  New  Brunswick. 


Xoitijc  of  JJow  Scotia* 


HalifaN,  Nova  Scotia,  September  2d,  1873. 

Dear  Sir  and  Brother  : 

Your  very  kind  letter  of  2d  of  June,  conveying  a  cordial  invitation  to  attend 
your  New  Masonic  Temple  dedication,  etc.,  etc.,  on  26th  inst.,  I  duly  received, 
and  am  much  indebted  for  the  compliment,  but  regret  that,  owing  to  family 
bereavement,  and  my  own  state  of  health  not  being  good,  will  prevent  me 


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accepting  this  great  mark  of  Masonic  friendship.  Am  now  a  member  of  the 
Craft  fifty-seven  years,  being  over  thirty  years  Grand  Master,  and  now  in  the 
seventy-eighth  year  of  my  age.  You  will  observe  by  this  that  I  am  a  very 
old  member  of  our  A.  Craft.  Cannot  travel  as  long  journey  as  heretofore. 

With  kind  regards,  and  Brotherly  love  to  yourself  and  all  the  Craft, 

I  remain  yours  fraternally, 

A.  Keith, 

Grand  Master  of  Nova  Scotia. 

N.  B. — Will  be  glad  to  hear  how  all  your  proceedings  pass  off.  Have 
you  any  older  members  than  myself?  —  A.  Is, 


Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  September  12th,  1873. 

M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

The  very  cordial  and  fraternal  invitation,  at  your  hand,  of  the  R .  W.  Grand 
Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  extended  to  me  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  cere¬ 
monies  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  in  Philadelphia,  on  the  26th  inst.,  is 
entitled  to  a  much  earlier  reply.  • 

It  is  the  sincere  wish  amongst  us  that  some  one  or  more  of  those  so  kindly 
invited  should  be  present  on  that  very  important  and  interesting  occasion. 

The  difficulty  in  getting  this  wish  fulfilled  is  the  reason  why  my  reply  has 
been  so  long  delayed.  I  was  not  able  sooner  to  decide  in  the  affirmative, 
and  very  reluctant  to  send  a  negative  response,  knowing  that  neither  of  the 
other  Brethren  here,  who  were  honored  with  the  same  kind  invitation,  would 
be  likely  to  accept. 

Trusting,  therefore,  to  have  the  honor  of  being  with  you,  and  that  you  will 
receive  my  reasons  and  apologies  for  not  replying  sooner, 

I  am  yours  very  truly  and  fraternally, 

William  Taylor, 

Deputy  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Nova  Scotia. 


Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  September  2d,  1873. 

R.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

I  have  received  your  fraternal  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  dedication 
ceremonies  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  at  Philadelphia,  on  the  26th  of  this 
month.  For  this  invitation,  please  accept  my  hearty  thanks. 

I  have  before  had  the  pleasure  of  passing  through  your  beautiful  city ;  and, 
on  this  occasion,  it  was  the  intention  of  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  of  this 
jurisdiction,  Brother  William  Taylor,  and  myself,  to  be  present  at  the  dedi¬ 
cation  ceremonies,  but,  as  the  time  approaches,  we  find  that  it  will  be  impos¬ 
sible.  I  looked  forward  with  feelings  of  pleasure  to  our  visit  to  the.  City  of 
Brotherly  Love  and  the  Grand  Lodge,  which  has  adhered  most  closely  to  the 
customs  and  traditions  of  our  forefathers ;  but,  this  time,  it  is  not  to  be. 


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I  can  only  express  the  hope  that  the  proceedings  will  terminate  so  satis¬ 
factorily  that  all  present  may  remember  them  with  pleasure. 

With  best  wishes  for  your  health  and  happiness, 

I  remain  yours  truly  and  fraternally,  R.  W.  Sir  and  Brother, 

David  Pottinger, 

Junior  Grand  Warden  Grand  Lodge  Nova  Scotia. 


London,  September  10th,  1873. 

M.\  W.\  Sir  and  Brother: 

The  letter  which  you  did  me  the  honor  to  address  to  me  at  Athens  was 
forwarded  to  me  here,  where  I  came  for  my  health,  and  where  I  intend  to 
remain  a  few  months  longer. 

I  beg  to  offer  to  you  and  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  in  the  name 
of  the  Masonic  Grand  Lodge  of  Greece,  the  expression  of  our  gratitude  and 
thanks  for  your  very  generous  and  flattering  invitation, 

I  am  sorry  to  say  that  no  Brother  belonging  to  my  Grand  Lodge  will  be 
able  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  ;  but,  if  you 
will  submit  to  me  the  name  of  a  distinguished  Brother  belonging  to  your 
Grand  Lodge,  I  shall  be  most  happy  to  nominate  him  as  the  Grand  Repre¬ 
sentative  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Greece  at  your  Grand  Lodge,  and  so  em¬ 
power  him  to  represent  the  former  at  your  Grand  reunion  of  the  dedication 
of  your  Temple.  In  case  you  desire  to  nominate  a  Grand  Representative 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  at  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Greece,  I  beg 
to  submit  to  you  the  name  of  Brother  Nicholas  Rhados,  Knight  of  the  Order 
of  the  Saviour  of  Greece,  D.  C.  L.,  and  President  of  the  Criminal  Court  of 
Greece,  who  resides  at  Athens,  and  who  is  a  very  learned  and  highly  respected 
gentleman. 

I  take  this  opportunity  to  address  to  you  a  copy  of  the  “  Official  Report 
of  the  proceedings  relative  to  the  formation  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Free¬ 
masons  of  Greece,”  as  well  as  of  its  “  Constitution,”  and  to  express  again  my 
fraternal  affection,  thanks,  and  good  wishes  for  the  prosperity  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Pennsylvania. 

Very  sincerely  and  fraternally  yours, 

Rhodocanakis, 
Grand  Master  of  Greece. 


(Omul  flf  ][lc (ilium, 

Le  Secret.-,  du  Gr.\  Or.-,  df.  Belgique,  I 
Or.-,  de  Bruxelles,  7ey-.be  m.\  5873.  j 

M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

Through  Brother  Van  Humbeek,  my  predecessor  in  office,  I  received  your 
personal  request  that  our  Gr.\  Or.-,  of  Belgium  might  be  represented  at  the 

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dedication  of  the  New  Temple  of  the  Gr.\  di.\  of  Pennsylvania,  either  by 
him,  as  Gr.\  M.\,  or  by  some  Brethren  which  he  might  select  for  this  impor¬ 
tant  mission.  , 

Our  Parliamentary  duties  having  detained  us  longer  than  usual  this  year, 
I  left  this  country  immediately  after  the  session.  At  the  same  time,  our  Gr.\ 
Com.',  took  its  holidays.  By  this  circumstance  your  letter,  as  well  as  the 
official  invitation  of  your  R.\  Gr.\  HU.-.,  only  reached  me  a  few  days  ago, 
too  late  to  enable  me  to  find  some  of  our  members  disposed  to  cross  the 
ocean,  and  assist  at  the  commemoration  of  the  seculary  existence  of  your 
Gr.\ 

But  do  not  doubt  our  minds  will  be  with  you  and  your  friends.  Let  this 
letter  tell  them,  in  the  name  of  the  Belgian  Masonic  Brotherhood,  our  grati¬ 
tude  for  your  kind  invitation ;  our  wishes  to  open  more  intimate  and  more 
frequent  intercourse  with  our  Brethren  of  the  United  States ;  our  regret  to 
have  been  prevented,  this  time,  to  establish  this  connection  on  a  solid  basis 
in  a  circumstance  where  our  delegates  would  have  had  the  best  opportunity 
of  impressing  themselves  with  the  power,  the  authority,  and  the  prosperity 
of  the  American  branches  of  our  Craft ;  with  their  landmarks,  ritual,  and 
organization ;  with  the  blessings  they  pour  over  the  initiate  and  the  profane. 
Let  this  letter,  finally,  tell  them  the  wishes  which  we  form,  that  the  wisdom 
and  prudence  of  their  Chiefs,  and  the  devotion  of  the  Brethren  to  the  frater¬ 
nity,  may  keep  them,  till  the  end  of  days,  as  a  blazing  beacon  for  the  children 
of  the  widow,  spread  over  the  surface  of  the  two  hemispheres. 

Please  to  be,  M.  W.  Sir  and  Brother,  the  interpreter  of  the  feelings  of  the 
Belgian  Masonry  towards  the  Brethren  who  work  under  your  gavel,  and 
those  who  will  gather  round  your  throne  to  celebrate  the  glory  and  the  pros¬ 
perity  of  the  Gr.\  CD.-,  of  Pennsylvania. 

Very  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

The  Gr.\  M.\  of  Belgium, 
Member  of  House  of  Representatives, 
Augt.  Weuren. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Canada, 

Grand  Secretary’s  Office, 

Hamilton,  Ontario,  September  12th,  1873. 

Dear  Sir  and  R.  W.  Brother  : 

I  have  the  pleasure  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  15th 
ultimo  and  previous  communication,  covering  invitations,  addressed  to  the 
principal  Elective  Officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Canada,  to  be  present  and 
take  part  in  the  grand  ceremonies  of  the  dedication  of  the  New  Masonic 
Temple  at  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  to  commence  on  the  26th  inst.,  and  I 
beg  to  state  that  the  said  papers  were  regularly  forwarded  by  me  to  the 
officers  designated 


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Individually,  I  have  postponed  thus  long  responding  to  the  invitation 
extended  to  myself,  in  the  hope  of  being  enabled  to  convey  to  you  my 
acceptance ;  but,  at  the  last  moment,  I  find,  much  to  my  regret  and  disap¬ 
pointment,  that  official  duties  will  preclude  the  possibility  of  my  leaving  home 
at  the  time  designated.  You  will,  therefore,  have  the  goodness  to  convey  to 
the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  and  Grand  Officers  my  regrets ;  as,  likewise,  those 
of  our  Grand  Junior  Warden,  who  will  be  detained  by  pressing  business 
engagements. 

I  have  the  honor  to  remain,  dear  Sir  and  R.  W.  Brother,  yours  truly  and 

fraternally, 

Thos.  B.  Harris, 

Grand  Secretary  Grand  Lodge  of  Canada. 

^n*aml  ^oifijt  of  |j)tifbf|  ^ofam&ttu 

Grand  Lodge  of  British  Columbia,  J 

Grand  Secretary's  Office,  >- 

Victoria,  B.  C.,  September  15th,  1873.  J 

W.  Sir  and  Brother  : 

I  beg  to  acknowledge,  on  behalf  of  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  the  R.  W.’s 
Deputy  Grand  Master,  Grand  Senior  and  Junior  Wardens,  R.  W.  Grand 
Treasurer,  and  myself,  the  honor  done  us  in  inviting  us  to  be  present  at  the 
ceremony  of  the  dedication  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple,  in  Philadelphia,  on 
the  26th  inst.,  and  regret,  on  behalf  of  all  of  us,  our  inability  to  attend  thereat 
and  the  various  consequent  ceremonies ;  and  I  am  requested  to  assure  the 
M.  W.  the  Grand  Master  that  all  of  us  will  watch  with  interest  this  interesting 
event  to  the  Craft,  and  that  we  pray  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe  will 
bless  the  completion  of  the  undertaking. 

Believe  me,  very  fraternally  and  sincerely  yours, 

H.  F.  Heisterman, 

Grand  Secretary. 


fjjmimf  of  untooiib 

©rof^Sogc  „9ioljnI  ?)orf  jur 

SJerfln,  ben  29.  9tuguft  1873. 

Sin  bie  ©Ijrmurbigj'te  ©rope  2oge  non  ^cnnfijfoanicn  in  Spijilabelpfyin. 

©[jrtcurbigfter  ©ropmeiftcr ! 

©Ijrtoiirbige  nnb  geliebte  ©cubed 

®ie  con  Sljnen  an  tinfere  ©rop6eamten  ergangcne  bruberlidje  ©inlabnng 
jur  ©intreitjung  eineO  ncucn  £empel8  fur  SLjre  ©college,  Ijaben  loir  niit 


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DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


beftein  ®an!  cmpfangen,  bebauem  aber,  baji  e8  11118  [eibec  megen  bee  grojkit  ©nt* 
fei'iumg  nid^t  ticigOnnt  ift,  berfelben  golge  [eiften  311  ffinnen.  9M;mcit  ©ie  beS^alb, 
geefjrte  1111b  geliebte  SSi'iibcr,  biermit  unferen  ^eujlicfjften  ©luitmmfcfj  311  belli  fdjbuen 
Sefte  am  26.  September  cr.  entgegen;  moge  ber  g.  S.  a.  SB.  and;  in  ber  neuen  Shut- 
bc8l;iitte  31;  re  SIrbeiten  ftetS  mit  feinent  reidjften  ©egen  begleiten,  moge  boS  2icf;t, 
mit  melcfjem  @ie  bcu  neuen  ©empcl  fd;uiiiden,  felbft  bi8  311  ben  entfemteften  9)faurei> 
freifen  fcine  Icuc^teiiben  1111b  ertimrinenbeit  ©ti'afjien  ebenfo  mirffam  al§  gorbercr  ber 
25ei'brflbemng  auefciibeii,  mie  foldjeS  in  Sl;reu  feitljerigen  trefftic^en  ©bdtigfeit  feit 
beinal;e  einljniibert  Satjren  gefd;et)en  ift. 

SBic  roerben  Sfjnen  bie  fBrubcrlfanb  311  treuer  ©emeinfcfjaft  jebeqeit  gem  barretdjen 
imb  rufen  3f)iicn  311 : 

© t ii cf ,  §eil  it nb  ©egen! 

fDiit  briiberlid&cr  £ocf;acf;timg  3eid;iieu  mir  11118  in  belt  11118  fieiiigen  3cid;cn, 

®ie  ©rofe  Soge  noil  SSrenpen,  genannt  9toi;al  Sort  311c  greunbfcfjaft. 
§  e  r  r  i  g,  ©rofhneifter. 

S3 1: 0  cf  e  r,  Sugcorbncter  ©rofimeifter 

- ,  Sifter  ©vo$'2Iuffcl)er. 

§  a  a  r  b  r  ii  cf  e  r,  Sroeiter  ©rof=SIuffef)er. 

- ,  ©roji*©efretar. 

[Translation.] 

Berlin,  August  29th,  1873. 

Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master, 

Worshipful  and  Beloved  Brethren: 

Your  late  fraternal  invitation  to  our  Grand  Officers  to  be  present  at  the 
dedication  of  a  new  Temple  for  your  Grand  Lodge  has  been  received  most 
gratefully ;  but  we  regret  that,  owing  to  the  great  distance  which  separates 
us,  we  are  not  permitted  to  participate  in  the  same.  Receive,  therefore, 
honored  and  beloved  Brethren,  our  most  heartfelt  congratulations  on  the 
occasion  of  your  beautiful  festival  on  the  26th  of  September.  May  the  Grand 
Architect  of  the  Universe  ever  accompany  your  labors,  in  your  new  Lodge, 
with  His  choicest  blessings  ;  may  the  Light,  with  which  you  adorn  the  new 
Temple,  extend  its  brilliant  and  warmth-giving  rays  as  the  promoter  of 
Brotherhood  even  to  the  most  distant  circles  of  Masons,  with  results  as 
excellent  as  those  which  have  rewarded  your  energetic  and  admirable  efforts 
for  nearly  one  hundred  years. 

We  will  ever  gladly  extend  to  you  the  hand  of  Brotherly  Love  and  Friend¬ 
ship,  and  greet  you  with 

Happiness,  Health,  and  Blessings. 

With  fraternal  respect,  we  sign  ourselves  in  the  number  sacred  to  us, 
The  Grand  Lodge  of  Prussia,  called  Royal  York  Zur  Freundschaft 

Herrig,  Brocker,  Haarbrucker, 

Grand  Master.  Deputy  G.  Master.  1  G.  Warden,  2  G.  Warden 

Grand  Secretary. 


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Stockholm,  le  25  Aout  5873. 

La  Grande  Loge  Nationale  de  Suede  et  de  Norvege. 


TRfcs-DIGNE,  TRks-V^NER^  ET  BIEN-llME  F rLrE  : 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Suede  et  de  Norvege,  Le  Grand  Maitre  de  Notre 
Loge  Nationale,  m’a  charge  de  vous  temoigner  sa  sincere  reconnaissance  a 
l’egard  de  la  lettre,  qu’il  a  re^ue  de  vous  et  de  l’invitation  aux  Grands  Fonc- 
tionnaires  de  la  Loge  a  assister  a  la  fete  d’inauguration  du  Temple  mag- 
nifique  et  digne  de  la  Grand  Loge  de  la  Pensylvanie.  La  considerable 
distance  entre  les  deux  contrees  nous  empeche  malheureusement  de  suivre 
votre  invitation  fraternelle,  mais  Le  Grand  Maitre  ainsi  que  la  Loge  voit  et 
verra  toujours  avec  une  joie  vraie  se  resserrer  de  plus  en  plus  les  liens 
d’amour  et  d’interet  reciproques,  qui  doivent  reunir  les  freres  masons  dans 
leur  tache  commune.  Le  developpement  des  relations  internationales  entre 
Loges  de  divers  pays  est  un  des  signes  les  plus  rejouissants  de  cette  union 
intime  de  pensees  et  de  travaux. 

Agreez  tres  cher  et  tres  venerable  Frere  l’assurance  de  ma  haute  et  frater¬ 
nelle  consideration. 


Le  Grand  Secretaire, 


Ewd.  Edholeiz. 


©rofjifiogc  „$ur  dintrcidjt." 


9In  bie  l)od;iiuirbigfte  ©roplogc  oou  ^cmxftjlucmicit,  iiu  Orient  311  $(;i(abe[pl;ia. 

f>od;n)iirbigfter  ©ropmciftcr ! 

$od;tuurbigc  1111b  gclieOte  SScubec! 

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bc^  gTCimnurerbunbeb  „3ut  ©intrad;t,"  iin  Orient  Oarmftabt,  in  ber  an  unb  gcrid> 
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treter  ber  grbpereu  3al;t  ber  ©roplogeu  ber  ganjcu  Skit  311  mad;cn. 

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gcljbrigfeit  mit  fittiid;cm  ©toljc  unb  freubigem  ®  a  life  nub. 

9Bie  cb  3t;nen,  gclicbtc  SBriiber,  gclungen  ift,  burd;  Giutrarf;t,  (Sifcr,  58et;arrlid;fcit 


198 


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S-reit;eit  ber  Uebergeuguitg  unb  bc3  ©laubenS,  fur  lugenb  unb  fiir  ijerjiicfie  Stacfjften* 
liebe. 

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SQB-iirbe  unb  2M;arrlid;feit  Oerfudjten  £ii fung  unferer  gemeinfamen  23imbe§aufgabe 
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be§  ©I’ojdogcnbunbeS  „3ur  ©intrant"  bie  £;erglid;ften  ©rube  in  ber  un§  Ijeiligen 
3ai)[. 

fJJfaltj,  ©rofjmeifter. 

@.  £  el;  tarn,  ©eputirter  ©rojimeiftcr 
©art  ©raff,  I.  ©rofauffeber. 

3.  9Jt.  §  i  r  f  d;  m  a  n  n,  II.  ©ropauffetjer. 
a  u  f  c  r,  ©roj3=@ctretdr. 

©armftabt,  ben  31.  Sluguft  1873. 


[Translation.] 

Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master, 

Worshipful  and  Beloved  Brethren: 

We,  the  undersigned,  executive  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Freemasons’ 
“  Harmony,”  in  the  Orient  of  Darmstadt,  gratefully  acknowledge  your  invi¬ 
tation  to  the  solemn  dedication  of  your  Masonic  Temple  as  a  pleasing  and 
honorable  distinction  ;  but  no  less  do  we  honor  and  recognize  in  it  the  inten¬ 
tion  to  give  to  this  magnificent  festival  an  intrinsic  significance  [which  can 
hardly  be  too,  highly  valued]  by  making  it  a  reunion  of  the  Representatives 
of  the  great  number  of  the  Grand  Lodges  of  the  whole  world. 

Though  prevented  by  the  great  distance,  by  the  loss  of  time  required  for 
the  journey,  and  by  the  attention  to  our  duties  requisite  in  our  various  callings, 
from  being  present  at  a  festival  so  grand  from  without  and  so  significant 
within,  we  express,  with  moral  pride  and  joyful  gratitude,  our  heartfelt  inter¬ 
est  and  the  conviction  that  we  are  one  in  spirit. 

As  you  have  succeeded,  beloved  brethren,  by  harmony,  zeal,  persever¬ 
ance,  and  with  no  little  sacrifice,  in  rearing  for  Masonry  a  monument  with¬ 
out, —  a  structure  distinguished  by  art,  splendor,  and  richness,  may  the  Al¬ 
mighty  Architect  of  the  Universe  bless  you  in  your  efforts  for  the  inner  struc¬ 
ture  in  our  brotherhood,  in  the  confirmation  and  realization  of  the  Masonic 
idea  in  and  through  man,  in  the  Battle  for  the  Right,  Light  and  Truth,  for 
freedom  of  conscience  and  of  faith,  for  virtue  and  for  sincere  love  of  our 
neighbor. 

Though  separated  by  space,  we  are  firmly  united  in  heart  by  our  earnest, 
dignified,  and  persistent  solution  of  our  common  fraternal  task;  we  are  near 
brethren  and  associates,  and  as  such  we  reach  out  to  you  truly  and  sincerely 


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our  fraternal  hand,  and  send  you  in  the  name  of  the  Grand  Lodge  “  Har¬ 
mony,”  the  more  heartfelt  salutations  (in  the,  to  us,  sacred  number). 

Pfaltz,  Grand  Master ; 

S.  Leykam,  Deputy  Grand  Master ; 

Carl  Graeff,  Senior  Grand  Warden  ; 

J.  M.  Hirschmann,  Junior  Grand  Warden  ; 
Hauser,  Grand  Secretary. 

Darmstadt,  August  31st,  1873. 


Jtf 

Vall£e  d’Alexandrie  d’Egypte,  le  ir  7bre,  1873. 
Tr^s  Puissant  Gr.\  Maitre  et  Frere: 

Votre  lettre  tres  fraternelle  en  date  ier  Juillet  dernier  nous  est  parvenue  le 
27  Aout,  et  nous  nous  empressons  d’y  repondre. 

Nous  sommes  vivement  etonnes  de  n’avoir  re(ju  aucune  des  correspond- 
ances  que  vous  affirmez  nous  avoir  adressees,  et  regretons  immensement  de 
ne  pas  en  connaitre  le  contenu  pour  y  repondre  dignement. 

En  vous  signalant,  Ill.-.  F.\,  cet  incident  il  est  aussi  de  notre  devoir  de 
vous  en  faire  connaitre  la  cause,  et  la  voici :  Carmelo  Monti,  ex-Secretaire  de 
notre  Grand  Orient,  etait  charge  de  recevoir  la  correspondance,  et  comme  il 
a  ete  suspendu  de  ses  fonctions  et  juge  coupable  d’abus  de  pouvoir,  en  s’en 
allant,  il  a  encore  commis  l’action  bien  indigne  de  retirer  et  retenir  toutes 
les  correspondances  qui  lui  ont  ete  adressees  pour  le  Gr.-.  Orient. 

Or  comme  il  est  de  toute  importance  que  nous  possedions  ces  pieces,  nous 
venons  vous  prier  de  vouloir  bien  nous  faire  expedifcr  une  copie  de  toutes 
les  lettres,  si  cela  se  peut,  que  vous,  Ill.-.  Fr.-.  ou  la  Grande  Loge  de  Pensyl- 
vanie,  pouvez  avoir  adressees  a  notre  Grand  Orient  par  l’intermediaire  de 
Carmelo  Monti,  et  veuillez  prendre  note  que  dorenavant  toutes  les  lettres 
devront  etre  adressees  a  Mr.  S.  A.  Zola,  Grand  Maitre  du  Grand  Orient 
d’Egypte  a  Alexandrie. 

Concernant  l’invitation  bien  obligeante  que  vous  nous  avez  fait  parve- 
nir,  pour  assister  ou  nous  faire  representer  a  la  fete  de  l’inauguration  du 
nouveau  Temple  de  la  Grande  Loge  de  Pensylvanie,  nous  y  adherons  de  tout 
coeur,  et  exprimons  les  felicitations  les  plus  fraternelles  pour  votre  Ordre 
Ma^onnique  en  particulier  et  pour  l’oeuvre  grandiose  que  vous  venez  d’ac- 
complir ;  mais  la  distance  qui  nous  separe,  et  ne  connaissant  pas  l'epoque 
ou  la  ceremonie  aura  lieu,  nous  ne  pouvons  qu’  y  prendre  part  moyennant 
un  representant.  A  cet  effet  au  nom  du  Gr.-.  Maitre  et  au  nom  du  Sup.-. 
Cons.-,  nous  vous  donnons  les  pouvoirs  les  plus  £tendus  de  choisir  un  des 
estimables  Freres  de  votre  Orient  et  lui  confier  en  notre  nom  le  mandat  de 
representer  le  Grand  Orient  d'Egypte  a  votre  fete  ma^onnique  mondiale  ;  et 
nous  designer  ensuite  ce  frere  afin  que  nous  puissions  le  nommer  notre 
garant  d’amitie  auprds  de  cette  R.-.  Grande  Loge  de  Pensylvanie. 


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De  notre  cote  nous  vous  designons  le  F.\  Oddi  Ferdinand,  membre  de 
notre  Sup.-.  Cons.-,  professeur  de  langues,  comme  tres  capable  a  remplir 
les  fonctions  de  garant  d’  amitie  de  votre  Grande  Loge  aupres  de  ce  Grand 
Orient. 

Nous  soubaitons  enfin  que  les  rapports  de  bonne  confraternite,  qui  lient  a 
jamais  notre  Grand  Orient  a  la  Grande  Loge  de  Pensylvanie,  soient  feconds 
des  meilleurs  resultats  pour  le  plus  grand  bien  de  ces  deux  puissances  et  des 
Freres  qui  les  composent. 

Veuillez  agreer,  C.\  Ill.-.  Grand  Maitre,  nos  salutations  les  plus  fraternelles. 

Le  Grand  Maitre  de  l’Ordre  Matron.-,  en  Egypte, 

S.  A.  Zola. 

Par  Mandamus  le  Secretaire  General  G.  Boassiz. 


Ijfoiliw  ifmlijif  of  jjltkdw  ijltumi, 

®ie  ©rofie  SJfutterfocje  bc6  cfieftifdjen  Srciinauer=33iinbc6  im  Orient  non  granb 
flirt  a.  9)t.,  an  bie  ©fjrmiirbigfte  ©rojiloge  bon  fpennfijlbanien,  im  Orient  bon 
fptjilabelptjia. 

©Ijrmiirbigftcr  ©rofimeifter ! 

Csfmmiirbigfter  Oeputl)  ©rofineifter! 

©prnuirbigfte  S3br.  ©rof?=2luffet)er  unb  ©rofidBeamte ! 

Sijrtbiirbigfte  unb  geliebte  93unbe6briiber ! 

Sljrer  briiberlidjen  Ginlabiing  jur  Stitt  ber  ©inmeiljung  3l)re6  uetien  2empcl6  am 
26.  bf§.  50^6.  fbnnen  mil-  311  unferm  S3cbauerii  nicf)t  golge  leiften,  aber  im  ©eifte 
molten  mil-  unter  3l)itcn  fein. 

®er  91.  S3.  a.  3S.  malte  mit  Seinem  Segen  liber  Sfjrcr  Scftfcier  unb  liber  alien 
9lrbciten,  meldje  ©ie  fortan  in  bem  neuen,  Seiner  ©l)rc,  fomie  ber  SOTeitfc^enbereblung 
unb  SJtcnfdjcnbegliidiing  gemeifjteu  Sempel  begcljen  merben. 

©enel)inigcn  Sie,  geliebte  93unbc6brtibcr,  ben  9lii§brtid:  ber  Ijcrjlidjftcn  23iinfdje 
fiir  ba6  ©ebciben  unb  23ol)lergctjen  3l)rcr  ©brmiirbigften  ©roftloge  unb  bie  SSer> 
fidjentng  aufridjtigfter  §ocf;acf)tung  unb  treuer  93ruberliebe,  mit  mcldjer  mir  Sie  in 
ben  11116  l)ciligen  Scidjen  griifen  ai6 

Sljrc  treuberbiinbete  ©rofe  SDtuttertoge  be6  eflcftifdjen  S-reimnurer=93unbc6,  unb 
in  beren  Stamen, 

Orient  Stanffurt  a.  ©t.,  ben  5.  September  5873, 

2)  r.  §  e  i  n  r  i  dj  28  e  i  6  m  a  n  n,  ©rofhncifter. 

©.  2B.  SSt  a  r  t  i  n  i,  Ocputb  ©ro&mciftcr. 

©ill).  9Jt e l; e r,  I.  ©i-ofj=9liiffel)cr. 

8-.  2.  S3  e  r  n  i  n  g  e  r,  II.  @rofs=9tuffel)cr. 

98  m.  S  refen  in  6,  ©ro^Sc^a^meifter. 

$arl  ^Jaul,  ©rojPSefrctdr. 


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[Translation.] 

Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Grand  Wardens 
and  Officers. 

Worshipful  and  Beloved  Brethren: 

We  regret  that  we  cannot  comply  with  your  fraternal  invitation  to  the 
Festival  of  the  Dedication  of  your  new  Temple  on  the  26th  inst. ;  but  we 
shall  be  among  you  in  spirit. 

May  the  Almighty  Architect  of  the  Universe  shower  His  blessings  over 
your  festivities  and  all  your  works  which  you  may  hereafter  perform  in  this 
new  Temple,  dedicated  to  His  honor  and  to  the  task  of  ennobling  and  con¬ 
tributing  to  the  happiness  of  man.  Accept,  beloved  Brethren,  the  expression 
of  the  most  heartfelt  wishes  for  the  prosperity  and  welfare  of  your  Right 
Worshipful  Grand  Lodge,  and  the  assurance  of  the  most  sincere  regards  and 
the  most  faithful  brotherly  love,  with  which  (in  the,  to  us,  sacred  number) 
we  salute  you. 

Your  devoted  Mother  Lodge  of  the  Eclectic  Freemasons’  Union,  and  in 
their  name. 

Dr.  Heinrich  Weismann,  Grand  Master; 

G.  W.  Martini,  Deputy  Grand  Master ; 
Wilh.  Meyer,  Senior  Grand  Warden  ; 

F.  L.  Berninger,  Junior  Grand  Warden  ; 
Wm.  Fresenius,  Grand  Treasurer; 

Karl  Paul,  Grand  Secretary. 

September  5th,  5873. 


jjtawtal  ijfyifitij  in  %  xitttd 

National  UJiuttcuSogc  tit  ben  ^rcufitfdjcit  Staalctt. 

£[)rtriirbigftcr  ©rofUJJJeiftcr ! 

Snbcm  ttric  3l)ucn  unb  bet  ©rofscn  Sage  bon  spennftjlranien  9tamen§  bet  ©rojtcn 
9tatioua[=9Jtutter[oge  in  ben  ^rcujjijifjen  ©taaten,  gcnannt  „3u  ben  brci  SBeltlugeln," 
a(§  bcteiL  SBertreter,  ttnfcrn  briibcr[id;en  dan!  file  bie  freunblidje  ©intabitng  au§* 
fprcd&en,  init  bet  ©ie  unS  311  bet  in  Sl)tem  ©riente  am  26.  September  b.  3.  ftatt, 
finbenben  Sempcttreilje  beeljtt  Ijaben,  bebauern  mic  feljr,  baft  cs  utis  nidjt  mogiicf)  iff, 
gu  biefee  grojteit  Gcrcmonie  einc  deputation  abjufenben. 

Slbce  tuir  ncljmcn  ben  bcrjlidjfteu  3Intl)ci[  unb  miinfcfjen,  baft  biefe  geier,  trie  ©ie 
bcabftcfjtigcn,  cine  berooiTagcnbc  ©teQc  in  bet  <Befrf;icf;te  best  SJunbeS  einttel;meit  unb 
rcitf;en  ©egen  bringen  tniige,  baft  and;  ran  biefer  ©tcHe  au8  ba§  Sitfjt  immer  feller, 
bas  Snub  immer  feftcr,  bie  Siebe  immer  begiuienber  trerbe. 

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®Qju  erflel;cn  loir  fiir  Sic  unb  fiir  ben  ganjcn  23unb  ben  Segen  beO  groficn  33au- 
meiftecO  ber  ©elt  unb  griipn  Sie  unb  bie  Decfammelten  ttjeurcn  93riibec  mit  berg- 
lid;er  Sh'ubci'liebe  burcf)  bie  un§  Ijeilige  3al;t. 

SScrlin,  ben  1.  September  1873. 

®a§  93unbe§=®ireftorium 

ber  groficn  National  SDfuttcr=2oge  in  ben  ^Sceu^ifd^en  Staaten, 
genannt  „Su  ben  brei  ©eitfugcln." 

D.  SB  o  d;  e  r  3  o  b  an  n  i  8.  ®.  SS  a  t  e  r.  §  e  i)  b  e  m  a  n  n. 

©  a  r  t  c  n  §  I  e  b  e  n.  S  f  eb  i  e  f  d;  e. 

0.  S  d;  tu  e  i  n  i  cf  e  n,  ©roji=Slrd;ioar.  9to.  1220. 

[Translation.] 

R.  W.  Grand  Master  : 

In  expressing  to  you  and  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  in  the  name 
of  the  Great  National  Mother  Lodge  in  the  Prussian  States  (named  The  Three 
Globes)  as  their  Representative,  our  fraternal  thanks  for  the  friendly  invita¬ 
tion  you  have  honored  us  with,  to  the  dedication  of  your  Temple,  which  is  to 
take  place  in  your  Orient,  on  September  26th,  A.  c.,  we  regret  exceedingly 
that  we  are  not  enabled  to  send  a  deputation  to  this  great  ceremony. 

With  the  most  heartfelt  interest  in  this  Festival,  we  wish  that  it  may,  as 
you  intend  it  should,  occupy  a  prominent  place  in  the  history  of  our  fraternity 
and  bring  forth  rich  blessing  —  that  from  this  place  the  Light  may  become 
ever  brighter,  the  Tie  ever  firmer,  and  Love  ever  more  blissful ! 

For  this  we  implore  in  behalf  of  you  and  of  the  entire  fraternity  the  bless¬ 
ing  of  the  Great  Architect  of  the  World,  saluting  you  and  the  assembled 
dear  brethren  with  heartfelt  brotherly  love  (in  the,  to  us,  sacred  number). 

Berlin,  September  1,  1873. 

The  United  Directory  of  the  Great  National  Mother  Lodge  in  the 
Prussian  States,  called  “The  Three  Globes.” 

Von  Bocher  Johannis,  D.  Vater,  Heydemann, 
Wartensleben,  Zschiesche, 

Von  Schweinicken,  Grand  Secretary,  No.  1220. 


)Ltu((jc  of  wcrtmtim* 

©ruffe  Saubegsfiogc  ber  ^reimaurcr  buy  2>cutftfjfanb. 

Scrlin,  bcti  18.  September  1873. 

©brtuiirbigftcr  ©rofi-SQ'ieiftcr ! 

©bmuirbige,  geliebte  23riibcr! 

3l)te  brubertidj'cn  ©inlabimgen,  loeidje  ben  bieSfeitigen  ©rofibcamten  gur  Jbeil- 
nal)inc  an  bet  am  26.  biefed  SSonatS  ftattfinbenben  ©inroeibung  3bre§  neuerbauten 
SogengebaubeS  gugegangen  finb,  Ijubcn  biefelbcn  mit  grope  fjreube  erfuHt,  inbem 
fief)  barin  auf’O  Slteuc  ba§  SJetouPfein  Don  unfer  Sther  Sufammengcl)origfeit  gu  erfen- 
nen  giebt.  3m  Otamcn  ber  iibrigen  biefigen  cingelabeucn  Sr  fiber,  fomie  in  meinem 
eigenen,  fprcd;c  id;  3l;nen  unfern  briibcrliifjcn  ®anf  mit  ben  aufridjtigften  SegenS- 


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tounfcfjcn  fiir  cin  fcrncreS  gcbcii)Iid)e§  ffiirfcn  3i)rer  fetn1  <Stjrlx>nrbigen  ©rojjfogc  nu§, 
unb  bajj  fid^  bee  alte  ©eift  ioal)rcr  greimautetei  immeebar  in  ben  nciten  fftiiitmen 
fjciutifci)  fiiijien  miige. 

Sciber  ift  e§  bei  ber  grofien  ©ntfernung,  bic  un8  trennt,  Icinem  ber  Ijicjtgcn  SSritbcr 
mogliefj,  SIjrer  frcunblic&cn  ©iniabung  311  folgen,  tun  fo  hieniger.  alsi  3l)re  @d;reibcn 
erft  boc  luenigen  Sagett,  bet  nteinec  fJtiictteljr  Don  finer  tangent  ©rtjotungSreife,  an 
mid)  getangten  unb  baljcr  aucO  erft  jefct  tociter  beforbert  toerben  fonnten ;  mit  unfern 
©ebanfen  toeiten  toic  aber  roafjrenb  be§  gefteSs  bei  3t)nen. 

fflfit  §oct;ad;tung  unb  Siebe  griijie  id)  Sie  in  ber  itn3  t)ciligen  3nf)t  a(3 
3f)t  treuDcrbunbenec  £)rben8=i8ruber 

SKififur,  2anbe3>©rofp@cfrctar. 

[Translation.] 

Berlin,  September  18,  1873. 

Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master, 

Worshipful,  Beloved  Brethren  : 

Your  fraternal  invitations  extended  to  the  Grand  Officers  here  to  a  partici¬ 
pation  in  the  dedication  of  your  newly  erected  Masonic  Temple,  on  the  26th 
inst.,  has  filled  them  with  joy — manifesting  as  it  does  again  a  consciousness 
of  the  Unity  of  us  all.  In  the  name  of  the  other  invited  brethren,  as  well  as 
in  my  own,  I  express  our  fraternal  thanks,  with  the  most  sincere  wishes  and 
blessings  for  the  continued  prosperous  labors  of  your  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge, 
and  that  the  ancient  spirit  of  Freemasonry  may  for  evermore  find  a  home¬ 
stead  in  the  new  avenues  of  your  Temple. 

The  great  distance  which  separates  us  makes  it,  alas,  impossible  for  any 
of  the  brethren  here  to  comply  with  your  friendly  invitation,  particularly  as 
your  communication  only  reached  me  a  few  days  ago,  after  a  protracted  ab¬ 
sence  on  a  pleasure-trip.  In  our  thoughts  we  shall  be  with  you  during  the 
festival. 

With  high  regard  and  affection,  I  salute  you  in  the,  to  us,  holy  number. 
Your  faithful  brother, 

Mikifur, 

Grand  Secretary. 


®unbc§;  uttb  Gfrof^Sogc  „Sur  Sottnc",  1741,  Orient  ©otjrcutfj. 

91 n  ben  ©cofi--30?eifter  bee  91mcrifauifd)cn  ©rojdogc  Don  i)5l)i(abe[pf)ia. 

@el)r  efjrtDiirbigcr  ©rofi-fiJteiftct ! 

2?erel)rter  ©ruber ! 

®urdj  einen  ungiiidiidjen  3ufaH  ift  tnir  bie  nad)  S5al;reiitl)  gefanbte  freunbiicfjc 
(Sinlabung  an  bie  ©rofdoge  „3ur  Sonne",  fid)  bei  bem  g-cftc  ber  ©inmeifiung  3t)re§ 
jmicn  grojkirtigen  2empct3  oertreten  311  laffeit,  fo  fpiit  sugefommen,  bap  id)  aufier 


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jcfje  barjubringcn. 

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Ijerjiidjen  briiberlidjeit  Sljeiinabme  uerfidjert  311  fein. 

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ber  ©rofiloge  „3ur  Sonne",  in  S3ai;reutf). 


[Translation.] 

R.  W.  Grand  Master,  Honored  Brother  : 

Through  an  unfortunate  mishap,  your  friendly  invitation  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  “  Zur  Sonne  ”  (sent  to  me  to  Bayreuth),  to  be  represented  at  the 
festival  of  the  dedication  of  your  new  Grand  Temple,  has  reached  me 
so  late  that  I  was  unable  to  tender  you  my  thanks  and  congratulations  before 
the  festival.  In  the  effort  to  make  good  the  omission,  I  beg  you  to  be  assured 
of  our  heartfelt  fraternal  sympathies.  Though  the  national  languages  in 
which  we  work  in  our  Lodges  may  differ,  and  also  portions  of  our  ritual 
and  constitution,  yet  we  revere  the  same  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe  in 
Germany  and  in  America ;  and  we  are  conscious  on  either  side  of  the  Ocean 
of  the  same  moral  and  human  principles  that  determine  our  actions,  and 
hold  fast  to  the  brotherly  tie  which  unites  nations.  In  Germany  we  attach  a 
high  value  to  this  fraternal  union  with  you.  The  more  highly  we  Germans 
esteem  the  freedom  of  the  mind  —  now  again  being  threatened  by  a  dark 
power  —  the  more  animated  is  our  joy  that  Masonry  has  obtained  so  great  a 
dissemination  in  your  free  country,  erecting  new  temples  that  are  to  guard 
carefully  the  holy  light  of  humanity,  and  hand  it  down  to  future  generations. 


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We  entertain  strong  faith  in  the  irresistible  progress  of  mankind,  for  which 
Masons  everywhere  work  together,  and,  in  the  consciousness  of  this  common 
bond,  we  reach  you  our  fraternal  hand. 

Be  pleased,  honored  Brother,  to  communicate  our  sentiments  to  your 
Grand  Lodge. 

In  fraternal  fidelity,  entirely  yours, 

Bluntschli, 

Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  “  Zur  Sonne,”  in  Bayreuth. 


AU  T.\  T.\  GRAND  MAITRE  DE  LA  GRANDE  LOGE  DE  PENSYLVANIE. 
S.\  F.\  B.\  T.\  T.\  F.\ 

Par  votre  planche  fraternelle  du  ier  Juillet  dernier,  e.  v.,  vous  m’avez 
invite  a  assister  a  la  fete  qui  aura  lieu  le  26  Septembre  prochain  a  1’ occa¬ 
sion  de  l’inauguration  du  Temple  Mac^onnique  de  la  Grande  Loge  de 
Pensylvanie. 

De  pareilles  invitations  ont  ete  adressees  aux  Depute  Grand-Maitre, 
Grands-Surveillants,  Grand-Tresorier  et  Grand-Secretaire ;  tandisque  vous 
avez  speciallement  manifeste  le  desir,  que  de  votre  part  soient  designes  par 
moi  quelques  F.  F.\  Neerlandais,  comme  representants  du  Grand  Orient  des 
Pays-Bas  a  la  solemnite  susmentionnee. 

Vous  voudrez  bein-etre  persuade,  T.\  R.\  Fr.\,  que  si  j’hesite  a  accepter 
l’invitation  bienveillante,  et  remplir  la  mission  dont  vous  me  chargez,  ce  n’est 
pas  par  indifference  ou  manque  d’interet  que  je  porte  a  l'evenement  re- 
marquable,  qui  dans  ce  mois  attirera  un  concours  considerable  de  membres 
de  l’ordre  dans  votre  Orient. 

Au  contraire,  veuillez  etre  convaincu  de  toute  ma  sympathie  ;  je  fais  des 
voeux  bien  sinceres  pour  le  bien-etre  de  la  Fraternite  dans  vos  contrees. 
Tres-sensible  a  votre  offerte  et  a  la  preuve  de  votre  confiance,  je  dois  cepen- 
dant  fixer  votre  attention  aux  circonstances,  qui,  a  mon  regret,  m’empe- 
cheront  de  satisfaire  votre  desir.  Ce  sont  la  distance  qui  nous  separe,  et 
le  court  espace  de  temps  accorde  pour  se  preparer  a  entreprendre  un  voyage 
par  mer,  et  un  sejour  prolonge  a  l’etranger. 

Ces  raisons  me  retenant  personnellement,  et  s’opposant  a  faire  un  choix 
desire,  sont  aussi  valables  pour  les  Grands  Officiers,  retenus  de  la  meme 
maniere,  comme  je  viens  de  m’informer. 

Si,  par  consequent,  le  Supreme  Conseil  se  voit  force,  malgre  lui,  de  s’ab- 
stenir  de  participer  a  la  fete  projettee,  neanmoins,  quoique  bien  eloign  e  de 
votre  Grande  Loge,  il  y  prendra  une  vive  part. 

Je  me  fais  un  devoir  agreable  de  declarer  en  son  nom,  et  au  nom  de  la 
Fraternite  Neerlandaise,  que  le  Grand  Orient  des  Pays-Bas  s’associe  sincere- 
rtient  a  vos  sentiments  de  gratitude ;  qu’il  se  rejouit  de  coeur  de  l’etat  floris- 


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sant  dans  lequel  vous  vous  trouvez ;  qu’il  espere  que  dans  la  consecration 
du  monument  splendide  que  vous  venez  d’eriger,  il  vous  soit  offert  un  sur 
garant  de  prosperite  dans  l’avenir ;  et  qu’il  espere  que  le  Grand  Architect, 
de  rUniv.-.  daigne  benir  vos  travaux,  comme  les  notres,  pour  la  consoli¬ 
dation  du  bonheur  de  la  societe  et  de  l’humanite  entiere. 

C’est  dans  ces  sentiments,  T.  T.\  Fr.\  que  je  vous  salue  cordiallement  et 
fraternellement. 

Le  Grand  Maitre  National, 

Or.  de  Frederic  Pr:  des  Pays-Bas. 

LA  Haye,  10  Septembre,  1873,  6.  v. 

Ijjnfye  of 

Omaha,  Nebraska,  September  20th,  1873. 

R.‘.  W.\  and  Dear  Brother  : 

Acknowledging  the  receipt  of  your  invitation  to  participate  in  the  dedica¬ 
tion  ceremonies  of  your  New  Masonic  Temple,  I  very  much  regret  that  my 
daily  avocation  will  prevent  my  attendance. 

I  the  more  regret  this,  because  of  the  interest  I  held  in  Pennsylvania,  my 
native  State ;  —  in  Philadelphia,  the  city  where  I  first  learned  of  the  world 
outside  of  my  native  village,  and  because  of  the  veneration  I  have  for  that 
conservative  Masonry  which  your  Jurisdiction  teaches.  If  the  present  flow¬ 
ing  tide  of  Masonry  ever  ebbs,  because  of  its  too  great  popularity,  I  predict 
that  in  Pennsylvania  will  the  tenants  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  be  longest 
preserved  — not  because  of  your  present  vigor,  but  because  your  Masonry, 
like  the  Temple  you  have  just  completed,  has  been  built  decently  and.  in 
order;  with  well-hewn  ashlars,  on  a  firm  foundation,  and  without  the  noisy 
clamor  of  every-day  life,  without  striving  for  the  applause  of  the  multitude. 

And  it  is  my  hope  that  the  admiration  that  must  needs  be  yielded  to  your 
noble  edifice  will  cause  a  closer  adherence  to  the  true  principles  of  our  an¬ 
cient  and  Honorable  Fraternity,  not  only  in  Pennsylvania,  but  throughout 
the  globe. 

I  am,  Right  Worshipful  Sir,  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

Wm.  R.  Bowen,  G.  S.,  of  Nebraska. 


Office  of  the  Grand  Master  of  Masons,  J 
in  the  State  of  New  York,  y 

Buffalo,  Sept.  23d,  1873.  J 

R.\  W.\  Sir  and  Dear  Brother  : 

I  beg  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  an  invitation  to  attend  the  celebration 
of  the  dedication  of  the  New  Masonic  Temple  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia, 
appointed  for  the  26th  inst.,  which  came  to  hand  in  due  season,  but  having 


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serious  doubts  of  my  ability  to  be  present,  I  have  deferred  an  acknowledg¬ 
ment  of  its  receipt  from  time  to  time,  in  hopes  that  I  might  possibly  be  able 
to  accept  the  invitation.  The  numerous  and  pressing  duties,  private  and 
official,  which  devolve  upon  me  at  this  time,  will,  however,  prevent  my 
attendance,  very  much  to  my  regret.  I  beg  to  assure  you,  however,  that  I 
shall  feel  a  deep  interest  in  the  success  of  the  celebration,  which  I  have  no 
doubt  will  be  one  of  the  finest,  both  as  to  numbers  and  material.,  that  has  ever 
occurred  on  this  continent. 

Thanking  you  for  the  courtesy  hitherto  shown  me,  I  remain, 

Truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

Christopher  G.  Fox. 


The  following  telegram  was  received  from  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Egypt  during  the  time  of  the  Grand  Lodge  Banquet: 

Four.  Sam  Perkins.  Pennsylvania  Phila.  Great  Egyptian  Lodge  assembled 
Banquet  your  hour  Feast  Dedication  your  Temple  Toasts  Great  Master  Penn¬ 
sylvania  Masonry  Foreign  Representatives  Universal  Craft  Hail  Fraternity 
Prosperity.  .  Great  Master  Zola.  Thirty  Alexandria. 


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GRAND  CHAPTER  OF  PENNSYLVANIA. 

General  Invitation  extended  by  the  M.  E.  Grand 
Chapter  of  Pennsylvania  to  the  Grand  Chapters 
of  this  and  foreign  countries. 


Companion  : 


Philadelphia,  July  i,  1873. 


The  Most  Excellent  Grand  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Pennsylva¬ 
nia  fraternally  invite  you  to  be  present  at  the  Dedication  of  the  Grand 
Chapter  Room,  New  Masonic  Temple,  Broad  and  Filbert  streets, 
Philadelphia,  at  5  o’clock  on  Monday  Afternoon,  September  29,  1873. 

Charles  E.  Meyer,  Grand  High  Priest. 
Andrew  Robeno,  Jr.,  Acting  Grand  King. 
Thomas  Brown,  G.  Treasurer.  John  Thomson,  G.  Secretary. 


ANSWERS. 

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Portland,  Me.,  Sept.  25,  1873. 

Most  Excellent  Companion: 

I  have  hoped  to  the  last  moment  to  be  able  to  attend  the  Dedication  of 
your  New  Masonic  Temple,  but  find  it  impossible. 

I  assure  you  my  regret  is  much  greater  than  would  at  first  be  supposed ; 
for,  passing  over  the  personal  loss  of  pleasure,  I  ardently  desired  to  show, 
by  my  presence,  the  Brotherly  love  entertained  for  your  Grand  Chapter  by 
the  General  Grand  Chapter  of  the  United  States,  and  our  earnest  wish  for 
more  intimate  and  fraternal  relations. 

Please  present  to  the  Companions  my  hearty  congratulations  upon  the 
splendid  result  of  their  labors,  and  my  earnest  wishes  —  official  and  personal, 
if  you  please  —  for  their  future  prosperity,  and  the  most  intimate  and  fraternal 
relations  between  them  and  all  Royal  Arch  Masons  the  world  over. 

Allow  me  also  to  congratulate  you,  Most  Excellent,  upon  the  energy,  zeal, 
and  ability  with  which  you  have  administered  the  affairs  of  your  office,  and 
the  consummation  of  the  splendid  undertaking  to  which  you  and  your 
associates  have  devoted  so  much  time  and  labor. 

Y ours  fraternally, 

Josiah  H.  Drummond, 
General  Grand  High  Priest,  etc. 


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Jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Alabama,  J 
Office  of  the  Grand  High  Priest,  > 

Loachapoka,  Ala.,  Aug.  22,  1873.  j 

Dear  Companion  : 

Your  very  kind  favor  of  July  1st,  inviting  me  to  be  present  at  the  Dedica¬ 
tion  of  the  Grand  Chapter  Room,  Philadelphia,  on  29th  September  prox.,  is 
received.  In  reply,  it  gives  me  pleasure  to  say  that  there  is,  at  least,  a  fair 
probability  that  I  may  be  with  you  on  that  interesting  occasion. 

Whether  or  not,  however,  such  shall  be  my  good  fortune,  I  thank  you 
most  cordially  for  your  very  kind  invitation,  and  I  earnestly  hope  not  only 
that  the  ceremonies  of  the  approaching  dedication  may  be,  in  the  highest 
degree,  pleasant  and  interesting,  but  that  the  assembling  together  of  so  large 
a  number  of  the  members  of  our  Order  may  powerfully  tend  to  cement  us 
into  a  closer  bond  of  union  in  sympathy  and  love.  And  that,  as  an  institu¬ 
tion,  “brotherly  love,  relief,  and  truth”  may,  in  deed  and  universally,  be 
our  distinguishing  characteristics. 

I  am  fraternally  yours, 

Myles  J.  Greene, 
Grand  High  Priest. 


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Grand  Chapter  of  Royal  Arch  Masons  of  the  State  of  Florida,  J 
Office  of  Most  Excellent  Grand  High  Priest,  l 

Jacksonville,  Sept.  20,  1873.  J 

Most  Excellent  Companion: 

Your  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  Dedication  of  the  Grand  Chapter 
Room,  New  Masonic  Temple,  September  29th,  was  duly  received.  Nothing 
could  afford  me  more  pleasure  than  that  of  joining  my  Companions  of  the 
old  “  Keystone  State,”  in  the  “  City  of  Brotherly  Love,”  on  the  occasion 
referred  ;  but  business  relations  are  of  such  a  character  that  I  must  forego 
the  pleasure.  You  will  hear  from  this  jurisdiction  through  Past  Grand  High 
Priest  D.  C.  Dawkins,  who  will  be  with  you  and  represent  this  Grand  Chap¬ 
ter.  Hoping  that  in  your  new  Masonic  home  —  personifying  the  three 
pillars,  Wisdom,  Strength,  and  Beauty  —  concord,  peace,  and  truth  may 
have  an  abiding  home, 

I  remain  yours  fraternally, 

M.  Bowes, 
Grand  High  Priest. 


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Grand  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Vermont, 
Office  of  the  Grand  High  Priest, 

Montpelier,  Aug.  28,  1873. 

My  Dear  Companion: 

Permit  me  to  thank  you  on  behalf  of  the  Royal  Craft  of  Vermont  —  through 
whose  partiality  I  am  commended  to  your  gracious  attention  —  for  your  kind 
invitation  to  be  present  at  the  Dedication  Ceremonies  of  your  Grand  Chapter 
Room.  I  regret  exceedingly  that  the  state  of  my  health  at  present  gives 
me  no  hope  of  the  pleasure  that  I  might  have  on  the  occasion,  if  permitted 
to  be  with  you. 

The  name  of  your  Capital  City,  if  only  whispered  once  a  year  at  the  outer 
door  of  my  heart,  will  keep  alive  a  flame  of  grateful  remembrance,  which 
was  lighted  in  1861,  when  thousands  of  our  citizens  experienced  the  beauties 
of  Brotherly  love  bounteously  at  your  hands.  We  know  the  fruit  thereof, 
and  have  eaten  in  your  good  city. 

I  hope  that  some  of  the  officers  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Vermont  may  be 
present  with  you  at  the  entertainment  to  which  you  invite  me. 

Let  me  now  hope  that  peace  may  be  found  within  thy  walls,  and  prosperity 
within  thy  palaces. 

I  am  fraternally  yours, 

J.  W.  Clark, 
Grand  High  Priest. 


Nashville,  Tenn.,  Sept.  1 1 ,  1873. 

Most  Excellent  Sir: 

Your  fraternal  invitation  to  attend  the  Dedication  of  the  Grand  Chapter 
Room  of  your  New  Masonic  Temple,  on  the  29th  inst.,  Philadelphia,  reached 
me  at  this  place,  where  I  have  been  summering.  It  would  afford  me  the 
greatest  pleasure  to  be  present  on  an  occasion  of  so  much  interest,  and  to 
mingle  socially  with  the  many  Companions  who  will  no  doubt  be  there 
assembled ;  but  I  regret  to  say  that  it  will  be  out  of  my  power  to  accept  your 
kind  invitation.  Having  idled  away  the  summer,  I  must  return  home  to 
work  about  the  1st  of  October. 

Your  Temple  will,  no  doubt,  be  an  ornament  to  your  city,  and  a  credit  to 
our  noble  Order,  and  to  the  civilization  of  the  age.  May  it  stand  through 
all  coming  ages  as  a  monument  of  the  enterprise  and  taste  of  its  builders, 
and  may  the  prosperity  and  happiness  of  your  Craft  be  more  enduring. 

Fraternally,  etc., 

E.  H.  English. 


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Lexington,  Mo.,  Aug.  18,  1873. 

Most  Excellent  Sir  and  Companion: 

Your  cordial  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  Dedication  of  the  “  Grand 
Chapter  Room,  New  Masonic  Temple,”  September  29th,  1873,  has  been 
duly  received. 

To  give  and  receive  fraternal  greetings  from  my  Companions  of  the 
“Keystone”  State,  and  to  be  present  at  the  bringing-forth  of  the  “Cape- 
Stone,”  with  shouting  and  joy,  is  a  pleasure  that  I  am  compelled  to  forego 
with  sorrow.  My  relations  are  such  as  will  preclude  my  acceptance  at  the 
time. 

I  am  truly  and  fraternally  your  Companion, 

Xenophon  Ryland, 
Deputy  Grand  High  Priest  of  Missouri. 


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Grand  Chapter  of  Royal  Arch  Masons  of  the  State  of  Louisiana,  j 
Grand  Secretary’s  Office,  >• 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  8,  1873.  J 

Dear  Sir  and  M.  E.  Companion  : 

The  invitations  to  Elective  Officers  of  the  G.  R.  A.  Chapter  of  Louisiana 
were  received  by  me  on  6rh  August  last,  and  immediately  dispatched  to  the 
several  Grand  Officers,  who  were  all  out  of  the  city. 

I  have  awaited  answers.  To-day  received  that  of  M.  E.  G.  H.  P.  Hornor, 
and  enclose.  I  regret  to  say  M.  E.  Comp.  Swasey’s  health  will  not  permit 
his  attendance ;  and  business  prevents  R.  E.  Comp.  Dr.  Grange.  The  R.  E. 
Dep.  G.  H.  Priest  and  Scribe  live  in  the  country,  and  will,  I  suppose,  answer 
direct.  My  crippled  condition  will  prevent  me  attending ;  and  I  the  more 
regret  it,  as,  above  all  the  meetings  of  the  Craft  ever  offered  me,  it  would 
doubtless  prove  most  attractive.  Permit  me,  in  expressing  my  regrets,  to 
hope  for  your  celebration  that  your  fullest  anticipations  may  be  fully  realized, 
and  the  pleasure  you  fender  to  others  return  tenfold  to  the  Royal  Craft  of 
Pennsylvania.  With  regards  and  esteem,  I  have  the  honor  to  be, 
Fraternally, 

James  C.  Batchelor, 

Grand  Secretary. 


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Grand  Lodge  of  Virginia,  I 

Office  of  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  j- 

Wytheville,  Sept.  4,  A.  L.  5873,  A.  D.  1873.  j 

Very  Excellent  Sir  and  Companion: 

I  am  in  receipt  of  the  very  Fraternal  invitation  of  the  G.  H.  R.  A.  C.  of 
Pennsylvania  to  be  present  at  the  approaching  Dedication  of  the  Grand 
Chapter  Room  on  the  29th,  accompanied  by  a  very  attractive  programme 
of  the  ceremonials  arranged  for  the  occasion.  I  should  be  delighted  if  I  could 
be  with  you ;  but  the  unexpected  necessity  of  entering  at  once  upon  a  labor¬ 
ious  political  canvass  of  the  State  will  debar  me  from  that  pleasure.  Hoping 
and  expecting  that  the  Grand  H.  R.  A.  Chapter,  and  its  visiting  Companions, 
will  enjoy  themselves  to  the  summit  of  their  most  exalted  anticipations, 

I  am,  very  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

R.  E.  Withers, 

Gr.  H.  P.  of  G.  R.  A.  C.  of  Virginia. 


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Office  of  the  Grand  High  Priest,  Royal  Arch  Masons  in  Iowa.  I 
Dubuque,  Iowa,  Aug.  17,  1873.  / 

M.  E.  and  Dear  Sir  and  Companion  : 

Yesterday,  through  Grand  Secretary  Langridge  of  this  obedience,  I 
received  your  fraternal  invitation  to  participate  in  the  ceremonial  of  dedica¬ 
ting  to  Masonic  uses  the  Grand  Chapter  Room  in  your  New  Masonic  Tem¬ 
ple,  on  September  29th  prox. 

I  thank  you  for  the  courtesy  done  our  Grand  Chapter,  and  regret  exceed¬ 
ingly  that  my  “necessary  vocations”  will  not  permit  me  to  leave  home  at 
the  time  you  specify. 

Fraternally,  etc., 

Edward  A.  Guilbert, 

Grand  High  Priest. 


Grand  Chapter  of  Texas, 

Office  of  the  Grand  High  Priest, 

Tyler,  Sept.  10,  1873. 

Very  Dear  Sir  and  Companion: 


I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  communication  of 
July  1st,  accompanied  by  an  invitation  extended  by  the  Most  Excellent 


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Grand  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania,  through  you  and  other  of  her  Grand 
Officers,  to  me,  “to  be  present  at  the  Dedication  of  the  Grand  Chapter 
Room,  New  Masonic  Temple,  Broad  and  Filbert  Streets,  at  5  o’clock,  on 
Monday  afternoon,  September  29th,  1873.”  To  be  present  on  the  occasion 
referred  to,  and  form  the  acquaintance  of  the  members  of  our  Order  in  your 
jurisdiction,  as  well  as  of  other  jurisdictions  of  the  Union  that  will  doubtless 
be  represented,  would  afford  me  no  ordinary  pleasure,  which  I  regret  to  say 
I  am  constrained  to  forego,  in  consequence  of  business  engagements  here, 
which  are  imperative  in  their  character. 

Hoping  that  the  occasion  may  prove  interesting  and  profitable  in  cement¬ 
ing  the  ties  of  brotherly  love  and  kindness  among  the  members  of  our  Order, 
and  that  you  will  accept  assurances  of  my  constant  good-will  and  thanks  for 
your  attention  in  extending  this  invitation, 

I  am,  very  respectfully  and  fraternally  yours,  etc., 

H.  J.  McBride, 
Grand  High  Priest. 


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Grand  Chapter  of  R.  A.  M.  of  the  State  of  Michigan,") 
Office  of  Grand  High  Priest,  >• 

Adrian,  Mich.,  Sept.  27,  1873.  J 

My  Dear  Companion: 

In  behalf  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  the  State  of  Michigan  and  its  Elective 
Officers,  I  tender  you  my  thanks  for  the  kindness  and  courtesy  extended  by 
the  Grand  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania,  to  us  through  yourself,  in  inviting  us  to 
be  present  at  the  Dedication  of  the  New  Grand  Chapter  Room,  New  Masonic 
Temple,  Philadelphia. 

We  duly  appreciate  the  magnitude  of  the  event,  and  know  that  we  should 
have  the  inestimable  privilege  of  taking  by  the  hand  and  enjoying  the  pres¬ 
ence  of  the  really  great  and  good,  not  only  of  o,ur  own  land,  but  of  nearly 
every  civilized  country  on  the  Globe.  That,  in  all  human  probability,  there 
will  never  occur  to  us  again  the  golden  opportunity  to  reap  all  the  advan¬ 
tages,  Masonically  and  individually,  now  tendered  us  by  you. 

We  regret  it,  we  deeply  regret  it ;  but  we  are  compelled  to  courteously  and 
respectfully  decline  the  invitation.  The  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the 
new  Capitol  of  our  State  (to  be  laid  under  Masonic  auspices)  follows  too 
closely  on  the  dedication  of  your  Chapter  Room  to  allow  us  to  be  present  at 
both.  We  have  been  invited  and  accepted  the  call  to  be  present  on  that 
occasion,  and  though  we  shall  be  with  you  in  spirit,  still,  as  men  and  as 
Masons,  we  are  bound  to  be  here. 

Very  respectfully  and  fraternally  yours, 

John  W.  Finch, 
Grand  High  Priest. 


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The  M.  E.  Grand  R.  A.  Chapter  of  the  State  of  Rhode  Island,  etc.,") 
Office  of  the  Grand  High  Priest,  L 

Woonsocket,  Sept.  26,  1873.  i 

Dear  Sir  and  M.  E.  Companion: 

I  last  month  received  an  invitation  to  be  present,  on  Monday  next,  at  the 
Dedication  of  your  Grand  Chapter  Room  in  the  New  Masonic  Temple,  in 
your  city  of  “Brotherly  Love,”  and  have  deferred  any  reply  thereto  until 
this  time,  hoping  to  be  able  to  attend,  yet  fearing  that  something  might 
prevent. 

To  my  deep  regret  and  disappointment,  I  find  the  duties  of  my  business, 
which  is  of  and  for  the  public  mainly,  demand  my  presence  at  home  ;  hence, 
with  many  thanks  for  the  honor  of  your  invitation,  and  many  warm  and 
fraternal  wishes  for  you  and  your  Grand  Chapter,  and  the  occasion  of 
dedication,  I  must  ask  leave  to  be  excused. 

I  have  heard  of  the  magnificence  and  perfectness  of  your  Temple,  and  fain 
would  make  a  journey  to  your  beautiful  and  warm-hearted  city,  to  witness 
“  the  completion  and  dedication  of  the  Temple,”  and  to  enjoy  the  solemnity 
and  grandeur  of  the  hour,  and  participate  with  you  in  the  festivities  of  the 
occasion. 

Gladly  would  I  accept  from  your  hand,  as  representing  the  “  Keystone 
State  ”  (the  land  of  William  Penn),  a  greeting  for  “  Little  Rhody  ”  (the  land 
of  Roger  Williams).  However,  though  absent  in  the  flesh,  I  shall  be  with 
you  in  the  spirit.  ' 

Accept  my  most  hearty  congratulations  on  the  completion  of  so  noble  and 
perfect  a  temple,  and,  to  quote  another’s  language,  may  no  unholy  visitors 
ever  intrude;  may  ambition  and  rivalries,  jealousies  and  heart-burnings, 
never  effect  an  entrance  within  its  portals.  May  its  sacred  walls  never 
resound  with  the  accents  of  hatred,  intolerance,  or  uncharitableness ;  but 
may  it  be  truly  a  Temple  of  peace  and  concord ;  and  may  its  members, 
recognizing  every  Mason  as  a  brother,  hold  out  to  him  the  hand  of  amity 
and  fraternity,  and  practise  there  and  everywhere,  to  their  utmost  extent, 
the  great,  tolerant,  generous,  liberal  doctrines  of  our  Brotherhood. 

With  high  respect,  I  am  yours  fraternally, 

Francello  G.  Jillson, 

Grand  High  Priest. 


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Grand  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Maine, 
Office  of  the  Grand  High  Priest, 

Limerick,  Aug.  15,  1873. 

Dear  Companion: 

Your  card  of  invitation  to  me  to  be  present  at  the  Dedication  of  your 
Grand  Chapter  Room  was  duly  received. 


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At  this  date,  I  am  obliged  to  say,  I  think  I  cannot  be  present. 

It  would  be  a  rare  pleasure  for  me  to  meet  the  Grand  Officers  of  your  and 
other  States  on  such  an  occasion,  and  especially  in  Philadelphia,  which, 
during  these  approaching  services  of  consecration,  will,  in  a  double  sense,  be 
a  city  of  brotherly  love,  in  which  I  regret  I  may  not  participate. 

Possibly,  at  the  last  moment,  events  may  favor  me,  and  I  may  put  in  an 
appearance ;  but  this  is  hardly  to  be  expected,  and  I  must  now  be  classed 
with  the  absentees. 

Thanking  you  and  your  associates  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania 
for  your  kind  remembrance,  and  expressing  my  cordial  wishes  that  your 
anticipated  feast  may  be  an  eminent  success, 

I  am,  most  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

Horace  H.  Burbank, 

G.  H.  Priest  of  the  G.  R.  A.  Chapter  of  Maine. 


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Grand  Chapter  of  Nova  Scotia, 
Office  of  Grand  High.  Priest, 
Halifax,  N.  S.,  September  22d,  1873. 

My  Dear  Sir  and  M.\  E.\  Companion  : 

Your  very  kind  and  fraternal  invitation,  dated  July  1st,  “to  be  present  at 
the  dedication  of  the  New  Grand  Chapter  Room,  New  Masonic  Temple, 
Broad  and  Filbert  Streets,  Philadelphia,”  did  not  come  into  my  possession 
until  yesterday,  in  consequence  of  my  absence  in  England,  from  whence  I 
returned  on  the  20th  inst. 

I  therefore  take  this,  my  earliest,  opportunity  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  the  said  invitation,  and,  at  the  same  time,  to  express  to  you  my  sincere 
and  hearty  thanks  for  your  great  consideration. 

Nothing  would  afford  me  greater  pleasure  than  to  be  present  during  the 
ceremonies  of  dedication,  which,  I  am  fully  convinced,  will  be  a  brilliant 
affair ;  but  my  very  recent  return  from  the  Old  Country,  and  press  of  business, 
will,  I  exceedingly  regret,  place  it  beyond  my  power  to  be  with  you. 

With  great  respect,  believe  me,  my  dear  Sir  and  M.\  E.\  Companion, 
Yours  very  truly  and  fraternally, 

Stephen  R.  Sircom,  P.  G.  M., 

Grand  High  Priest. 

^titiltfiml  jcitiifaitif, 

New  York  City,  September  24th,  1873. 

Dear  Sir  and  R.  W.  Brother  : 

I  have  been  requested  by  Stamford  Mark  Lodge,  of  Cheshire,  No.  148  on 
the  registry  of  the  Grand  Mark  Lodge  of  England  (of  which  Lodge  I  am  an 


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honorary  member),  to  convey  to  you  and  the  Brotherhood  of  Philadelphia 
their  heartiest  and  most  fraternal  congratulations  on  the  occasion  of  the 
completion  of  your  magnificent  Temple,  erected  for  the  advancement  of  the 
science  of  Freemasonry,  and  the  encouragement  of  all  that  is  good  and  great 
in  man.  The  English  Brethren  watched  the  continued  advance  in  the  van  of 
human  progress,  with  the  utmost  admiration  and  the  truest  affection,  and 
trust  that  nothing  can  ever  occur  to  weaken  the  ties  of  Brotherhood  existing 
between  you  and  them.  I  am  proud  to  be  the  bearer  of  this  expression  of 
the  good-will  of  our  Transatlantic  Brothers,  and  only  regret  that  I  am  unable 
to  express  their  sentiments  in  person. 

Very  faithfully  and  fraternally  yours, 

George  S.  Blackie, 

H.  P.  Tenn.  No.  i,  Hon.  Mem.  of  Stamford  Mark  Lodge,  No.  148,  Eng. 

Freemasons’  Hall,  London,  August  25th,  1873. 
Dear  Sir  and  Companion: 

I  am  commanded  by  the  Marquess  of  Ripon,  K.  G.,  First  Grand  Principal 
of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  England,  to  express  to  you  his  high  appreciation  of 
the  honor  conferred  upon  him  in  inviting  him  to  the  dedication  of  the  New 
Masonic  Hall  at  Philadelphia,  and  his  regret  that,  from  the  great  distance, 
he  is  unable  to  be  present  on  an  occasion  so  interesting  to  Royal  Arch 
Masons.  At  the  same  time,  I  am  to  say  how  heartily  his  Lordship  wishes 
success,  prosperity,  and  happiness,  not  only  to  yourself,  but  to  all  the  mem¬ 
bers  of  your  Grand  Chapter. 

For  myself,  I  can  only  repeat  that  which  I  have  said  in  reply  to  the  kind 
invitation  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  —  that  my  official  duties  do 
not  allow  me,  unfortunately,  to  absent  myself  for  the  necessary  time  ;  other¬ 
wise,  nothing  would  delight  me  more  than  to  have  availed  myself  of  so 
glorious  an  opportunity  of  making  a  personal  acquaintance  with  my  Trans¬ 
atlantic  Companions. 

I  am  also  directed  by  Lord  Carnarvon  to  thank  you  for  the  invitation,  and 
to  say  how  sorry  he  is  that  his  engagements  do  not  permit  him  to  take  so 
long  a  voyage.  Lord  De  Tabley  is  in  Germany,  and  Lord  Tenterden  in 
Scotland,  and  I  do  not  know  their  addresses.  I  have  sent  on  the  letters  to 
their  town  residences,  but  I  fear  there  is  little  chance  of  their  receiving  them 
in  time  to  reply. 

I  beg,  therefore,  to  thank  you  in  their  names  for  the  invitations ;  and  I  am 
sure  they  will,  with  me,  regret  that  circumstances  preclude  their  attendance 
on  the  29th  proximo. 

I  am,  dear  Sir  and  Companion,  yours  fraternally, 

John  Hervey, 
Grand  Secretary. 


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Carlton  Club,  London,  1st  September,  1873. 

My  Dear  Companion: 

I  have  just  had  the  pleasure  of  receiving  an  invitation  to  be  present  at  the 
dedication  of  the  New  Grand  Chapter  Room,  New  Masonic  Temple,  Phila¬ 
delphia.  I  regret,  exceedingly,  that  I  cannot  arrange  to  be  present.  I  have 
long  wished  to  visit  America,  and  to  witness,  amongst  its  other  wonders,  the 
magnificent  progress  of  Freemasonry  there.  Although  absent  in  body,  I  — 
and  I  am  convinced  all  other  English  Brethren  —  fraternally  greet  you,  and 
pray  that  Jehovah  may  bless  your  work. 

I  am  yours  fraternally, 

Limerick, 

D.  G.  Master,  England. 


Tabley  House,  Knutsford,  17th  September,  1873. 
Worshipful  Sir  and  Excellent  Companion: 

I  beg  to  tender  my  thanks  for  the  invitation,  with  which  I  am  honored,  to 
be  present  at  the  dedication  of  your  New  Masonic  Temple  on  29th  inst.,  and 
to  express  my  regret  that  I  shall  not  be  able  to  avail  myself  of  it. 

I  am,  Excellent  Companion,  faithfully  and  fraternally  yours, 

Warren  De  Tabley, 

G.  J.  of  England. 


Southampton,  September  18th,  1873. 

Dear  Companion: 

I  deeply  regret  I  cannot  accept  your  charming  invitation.  Hearty  good 
wishes. 


Fraternally  yours, 

J.  Rankin  Stebbing, 

Grand  Treasurer. 


ITmfiit  of  jjlitijIttmL 

London,  August  20th,  1873. 

Dear  Sir  and  Brother: 

I  have  to  thank  you  very  sincerely  for  the  invitation  which  the  Grand 
Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania  has  done  me  the  honor  of  forwarding 
to  me  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of  the  Grand  Chapter  Room,  in  Phila¬ 
delphia,  on  the  29th  of  September ;  and  it  is  with  the  utmost  regret  that  I 
find  that  my  engagements  will  not  allow  me  to  have  the  pleasure  of  attending 
on  that  occasion.  With  the  best  wishes  for  the  success  of  the  undertaking, 
and  the  prosperity  of  the  Order, 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  dear  Sir  and  Brother,  yours  faithfully  and  fraternally, 

Percy, 

Grand  Mark  Master  Mason  of  England,  etc. 


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Office  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Mark  Masters,  ') 

2  Red  Lion  Square,  High  Holborn,  >- 

London,  W.  C.,  August  13th,  1873.  J 

My  Dear  Sir  and  Most  Excellent  Companion  : 

I  have  this  morning  received,  and  have  forwarded  to  their  several  desti¬ 
nations,  the  invitations  to  certain  dignitaries  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  to  be 
present  at  your  grand  ceremonial  at  Philadelphia  in  September. 

For  myself,  I  can  only  say  that  I  highly  value,  and  cordially  appreciate, 
this  mark  of  fraternal  courtesy  and  attention  ;  and,  I  doubt  not,  similar  feel¬ 
ings  will  be  experienced  by  others  whom  you  have  thought  proper  to  honor. 
So,  too,  I  am  sure  they  will  participate  with  me  in  the  deep  regret  I  now 
express,  that  circumstances  will  not  permit  me  to  avail  myself  of  your  most 
kind  invitation. 

I  must,  perforce,  content  myself  with  asking  you  to  accept  my  best  wishes 
for  the  prosperity  of  your  Order,  for  the  health  and  happiness  of  yourself  and 
all  the  good  Brethren  associated  with  you,  and  with  indulging  in  a  strong 
and  earnest  hope  that  this  great  work  of  your  hands  may  be  crowned  with 
success,  and  blessed  by  the  means  it  will  afford  for  propagating  a  knowledge 
of  the  principles  and  tenets  of  our  universal  Brotherhood. 

Believe  me,  with  all  respect  and  regard,  yours  most  truly  and  fraternally, 
Frederick  BincKes  (P.  J.  G.  W.),  30°, 

Grand  Secretary. 


Higher  Broughton,  Manchester,  August  16th,  1873. 
Most  Excellent  Companion: 

I  am  honored  by  your  kind  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of 
the  Masonic  Temple  on  the  29th  of  September,  for  which  let  me  thank  you 
very  much. 

I  regret  my  business  engagements  will,  unfortunately,  not  permit  of  my 
crossing  the  Atlantic  at  the  present ;  but  I  live  in  hope  that,  if  spared,  I  may 
some  day  have  the  pleasure  of  visiting  the  great  Continent  of  America,  and 
of  enjoying  fraternal  intercourse  with  our  worthy  Brethren  of  the  Western 
Hemisphere. 

I  have  frequently  had  the  pleasure  of  hearing  your  name  mentioned  by 
my  good  friends  and  Brethren,  G.  S.  Blackie  of  Tennessee,  and  W.  J.  Hughan 
of  Truro  —  both  household  names  in  the  Craft. 

Should  you  ever  visit  this  country,  as  I  trust  you  will,  pray  let  me  know ; 
and  if  there  be  anything  I  can  do  for  you,  consider  it  done  for  the  asking. 

With  fraternal  regards  and  best  wishes,  I  am,  Most  Excellent  Companion, 
Yours  in  faith  and  fraternity, 

C.  F.  Matier,  30°, 

P.  G.  S.  W.  (Greece) ;  P.  G.  W.  (Grand  Mark  Lodge,  England  and  Wales) ; 

Grand  Steward  (Scotland) ;  P.  M.  V.  President  Order  of  High  Priesthood. 


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Brechin  Castle,  August  21st,  1873. 

Sir  and  Dear  Companion: 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  your  fraternal  invitation  to  be  present  at 
the  dedication  of  your  Grand  Chapter  Room  on  Monday,  29th  of  September. 

I  regret  very  much  that  my  engagements  at  home  will  not  permit  of  my 
crossing  the  Atlantic,  even  for  so  interesting  a  ceremony.  May  all  success 
attend  your  labors. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  yours  fraternally, 

Dalhousie, 

Past  Grand  Z.  Grand  Chapter  of  Scotland. 


Ardgowan,  Greenock,  September  17th,  1873. 
My  Dear  Sir  and  Companion  : 

Absence  from  home  has  prevented  my  acknowledging  sooner  the  kind 
invitation  sent  to  me  by  the  Grand  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania. 

I  am  very  sorry  that  I  cannot  avail  myself  of  your  kindness,  and  be  present 
on  so  interesting  an  occasion  as  that  of  the  dedication  of  your  New  Masonic 
Temple. 

I  beg  leave  to  thank  you  for  your  kindness,  and  I  heartily  wish  all  pros¬ 
perity  to  your  Most  Excellent  Grand  Chapter  in  their  New  Grand  Chapter 
Room. 

I  have  the  honor  to  remain  yours  fraternally, 

John  B.  Shaw  Stewart, 

(3d  Grand  Principal  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Scotland,  and  Deputy  Grand 
Master  of  Scotland). 

^kiitct  nf  jivcfiuuli 

31  L.  Leeson  St.,  Dublin,  August  25th,  1873. 

My  Dear  Companion  : 

If  in  my  power,  I  hope  to  be  with  you  on  the  dedication  of  your  New 
Grand  Chapter  Room,  and  return  in  person  your  kind  and  Brotherly  good 
wishes.  Some  most  important  business,  until  the  completion  of  which  I 
could  not  possibly  leave  Ireland,  may  detain  me  too  long ;  but,  if  I  can  pos¬ 
sibly  conclude  it  in  time,  I  shall  do  my  utmost  to  be  present  on  this  most 
momentous  and  auspicious  occasion.  Should  I  be  detained,  I  beg  to  assure 
you  that  my  absence  will  be  caused  by  matters  over  which  I  have  no  control, 
and  not  by  any  want  of  inclination,  on  my  part,  to  be  present  as  the  Repre- 


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sentative  of  the  Royal  Arch  Masons  of  Ireland.  Allow  me,  as  their  mouth¬ 
piece,  to  congratulate  you  on  the  completion  of  your  stupendous  and  mag¬ 
nificent  Temple,  and  to  tender  to  you  our  best  wishes  for  your  prosperity 
and  advancement. 

Believe  me  to  remain  yours  most  truly  and  fraternally, 

Robert  W.  Shekleton,  33d, 

H.  P.  Grand  R.  A.  Chapter  of  Ireland. 


Drumbanagher,  Newry,  August  13th,  1873. 

My  Dear  Companion  : 

I  very  much  wish  that  it  were  in  my  power  to  avail  myself  of  your  kind 
invitation,  this  day  received,  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of  the  New  Grand 
Chapter  Room,  at  Philadelphia,  on  the  29th  of  September. 

I  need  not  assure  you  that  it  would  afford  me  infinite  pleasure  to  assist  at 
such  a  ceremony,  and  to  have  the  opportunity  of  becoming  personally 
acquainted  with  my  Brethren,  Companions  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Penn¬ 
sylvania. 

I  sincerely  regret  that  many  engagements  render  it  impossible  for  me  to 
leave  Ireland  at  that  time.  Pray  accept  my  best  wishes  and  fraternal  regards, 
with  many  thanks  for  your  kindness  in  wishing  to  have  me  amongst  you 
upon  so  interesting  an  occasion. 

Believe  me,  dear  Sir  and  Brother  Companion, 

Yours  very  faithfully  and  fraternally, 

M.  C.  Close,  320, 

Treasurer  of  Grand  Chapter  of  Ireland. 


14  Harcourt  Street,  Dublin,  September  9th,  1873. 
Eminent  and  Dear  Companion: 

On  my  return  home  from  the  Continent,  I  found  your  cordial  and  fraternal 
invitation  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of  the  Grand  Chapter  Room,  New 
Masonic  Temple,  Philadelphia,  on  the  29th  inst.  It  would  have  given  me 
infinite  pleasure  to  have  availed  myself  of  that  invitation  ;  but  I  have  been 
already  twice  absent  from  my  professional  avocations  within  the  past  few 
months  —  in  April  last,  on  the  occasion  of  the  installation  of  His  Royal 
Highness,  the  Prince  of  Wales,  as  Grand  Master  of  the  High  Knights  Tem- 
lars  of  England  and  Ireland ;  and,  again,  during  a  month’s  time,  with  my 
family  on  the  Continent — and  consequently  cannot  again  venture  to  leave 
for  some  time.  Under  these  circumstances,  I  am  most  reluctantly  compelled 
to  forego  the  pleasure  I  would  have  felt  in  being  present  on  so  interesting 


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and  great  an  occasion  ;  and  must  beg  of  you  to  offer  my  sincere  apologies 
to  the  Most  Excellent  the  Grand  Holy  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Pennsylvania. 

I  remain  fraternally  yours, 

John  Ringland,  M.D.,  Univ.  Dublin,  M.  R.  J.  A., 
(Representative  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  New  York  near  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Ireland ;  Chief  Scribe  of  the  Grand  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Ireland  ;  Grand 
Treasurer  of  the  Great  Priory  of  High  Knights  Templars  of  Ireland ;  Knight 
of  the  Eagle  and  Pelican ;  Knight  Grand  Rose  Croix  of  Ireland,  etc., 
etc.)  t 


Abbett,  B.  Frank.,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  1 14,  .  Pennsylvania 

Abrams,  Wm.  T.,  Lodge  No.  384,  ....  “ 

Adams,  Frederick  G.,  Lodge  No.  456,  .  .  .  “ 

Alexander,  Jas.  H.,  Lodge  No.  441,  ....  “ 

Althouse,  George  D.,  Lodge  No.  158,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Amsden,  Fred.  J.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  291,  .  .  “ 

Ancona,  Sydenham  E.,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master, 

Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  227,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Andrews,  Joseph,  Lodge  No.  284,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Anthony,  Jesse  B.,  Past  Master.  Lodge  No.  91,  .  .  New  York 

Anthony,  Webster  D.,  Grand  Master  of  Colorado,  Past 

Master,  Lodge  No.  7,  .  .  .  .  .  .  Colorado 

Arnold,  Henry  H.,  Lodge  No.  219,  ....  Pennsylvania 

Arnold,  Henry  K.  E.,  Junior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  231,  .  “ 

Arthur,  Robert,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  130, 

Ash,  Franklin  P.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  353, 

Ashmore,  Wm.  A.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  152, 

Ashton,  George  H.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72, 

Askin,  George  E.,  Lodge  No.  114, 

Askin,  J.  Henry,  Lodge  114, 

Atkin,  Hercules,  Lodge  No.  368, 

Atkinson,  Wm.  P.,  Lodge  No.  392, 

Augustine,  Charles  C.,  Lodge  No.  130, 

Aurora  Lodge  (from  Charles  K.  Ide),  Fitchburg, 

Austin,  Wm.  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  24, 

Backofen,  Geo.  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  231, 

Balmain,  Geo.  P.,  Lodge  No.  219, 

Barber,  James  S.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  402, 


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Bargesser,  Jos.  K.,  Lodge  No.  59,  ....  Pennsylvania 

Barrett,  Chas.  B.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  130,  .  .  “ 

Bartine,  David  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  130,  .  “ 

Batten,  A.  Nelson,  Past  Master  and  Secretary,  Lodge 

No.  3, . 

Baxter,  Thos.  E.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  114, 

Beaver,  Chas.  Swartz,  Lodge  No.  382, 

Beckett,  Thos.  J.,  Lodge  No.  186, 

Bellefonte  Lodge,  No.  268,  .... 

Benners,  Henry  B.,  Lodge  No.  121, 

Bennett,  Asher  D.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  480,  . 

Binder,  George  Page,  Lodge  No.  71,  . 

Blackburn,  Benjamin  F.,  Lodge  No.  155, 

Blackburne,  Francis,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  2,  . 

Blair,  Bryce  Ronald,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  332, 

Bleloch,  James,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  126, 

Blodget,  Walter,  Secretary,  Lodge  No.  1, 

Boas,  Frederick  S.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  435, 

Bold,  Frantz,  Lodge  No.  155,  .... 

Booth,  James,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  9, 

Boucher,  Joseph,  Secretary,  Lodge  No.  384, 

Bower,  Robt.  F.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  29, 

Bown,  James,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  484, 

Brandes,  Theo.  (M.D.),  Lodge  No.  359, 

Braughn,  Geo.  H.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  66,  Louisiana 
Breneman,  B.  Frank.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  43,  Pennsylvania 
Brick,  Samuel  R.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  52,  .  “ 

Brittain,  Daniel,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  230,  .  .  “ 

Brooke,  Nathan,  Lodge  No.  19,  .  .  .  .  .  “ 

Brooker,  Frank  C.,  Lodge  No.  3,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Brooks,  Albert  Smith,  Lodge  No.  300,  ...  “ 

Broughton,  Benjamin,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  302,  England 
Brower,  Calvin  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  267,  .  Pennsylvania 

Brown,  Alex.,  Lodge  No.  71,  .  .  .  .  .  “ 

Brown,  John  T.,  Lodge  No.  130,  -  ....  “ 

Bucher,  Henry  Frey,  Lodge  No.  59,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Buist,  James,  Jr.,  Lodge  No.  121,  ....  “ 

Bunker,  Henry  L.,  W.  M.,  Lodge  No.  282,  ...  “ 

Burns,  Chas.  Carroll,  Past  Master  and  Secretary,  Lodge  No.  71,  “ 
Burns,  James  T.,  Lodge  No.  130,  ....  “ 

Burkhardt,  Wm.  H.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  456,  .  “ 

Butler,  Franklin,  Lodge  No.  130,  ....  “ 


Rhode  Island 
Pennsylvania 


Iowa 

Pennsylvania 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 

Butler,  Henry  L.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  187,  . 

Buzby,  Wm.  P.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  186, 
Byram,  J.  Emory,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  506,  . 


Cain,  Wm.  H.,  Lodge  No.  484,  . 

Caldwell,  John  D.,  Grand  Secretary  of  Grand  Lodge  of 
Camden,  Robt.  L.  M.,  Lodge  No,  72, 

Camp,  Calvin  F.,  Junior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  456, 
Carlile,  Wm.  K.,  Lodge  No.  318,  . 

Carlin,  George  B.,  Lodge  No.  120, 

Carnell,  Franklin  L.,  Lodge  No.  386,  .  .  .  . 

Cams,  Chas.  W.,  Past  Master  and  Secretary,  Lodge 

No.  456, . 

Carson,  Enoch  T.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  356, 

Cary,  Charles,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  368, 
Chamberlin,  John,  Lodge  No.  385,  .  .  .  . 

Chapman,  Alfred  F.,  Past  Master,  Boston, 

Clark,  Aug.  T.,  Lodge  No.  493,  .  .  .  . 

Clark,  Harrison  G.,  Grand  Tyler,  Past  Master,  Lodge 

No.  158, . 

Clark,  John  P.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  381, 

Clark,  Robert,  Deputy  Grand  Master  Grand  Lodge  of 
Pennsylvania,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  114,  . 

Clark,  William,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  390, 

Clark,  Harry  R.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  114, 

Claxton  Edmund,  Lodge  No.  67, 

Cline,  Wm.  F. ,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  19, 

Close,  Charles  S.,  Lodge  No.  155,  .  .  .  . 

Coates,  Abraham,  Lodge  No.  130, 

Cobb,  Mark  H.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  456, 

Cochran,  Henry  C.,  Lodge  No.  51, 

Codding,  Jas.  H.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  108,  . 
Coin,  John  S.,  Lodge  No.  386,  ..... 

Cole,  George  B.,  Past  Master  and  Secretary,  Lodge 

No.  315, . 

Colton,  Franklin  B.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  115, 
Cooper,  Wm.  Penn,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  487, 
Cartright,  Geo.  Nelden,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  305, 
Coulomb,  Henry  R.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  487, 
Coulter  Richard,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Past 

Master,  Lodge  No.  518, . 

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Cowan,  Wm.  D.,  Lodge  No.  155, 

Cowperthwait,  Levi  R.,  Lodge  No.  456, 

Craven,  Joseph  H.,  Lodge  No.  71, 

Craven,  Thos.,  Jr.,  Lodge  No.  441, 

Crawford,  Philip  W.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  59 
Crillman,  Matthew  D.,  Lodge  No.  135, 

Crouse,  Jacob,  Lodge  No.  187,  . 

Culbertson,  Wm.,  Lodge  No.  59, 

Custer,  Bethel  Moore,  Lodge  No.  134, 


Pennsylvania 


Da  Costa  Geo.  T.,  Lodge  No.  51,  .  .  .  . 

Davis,  Thomas  J.,  Chaplain,  Lodge  No.  384, 

Davis,  Thomas  Rees,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  158, 
Dravo,  A.  C.,  Lodge  No.  351, 

Day,  Conrad  B.,  Past  Master  and  Treasurer,  Lodge 
No.  52,  ........ 

Deacon,  Charles  R.,  Lodge  No.  51, 

Dealy,  Dennis  F.,  Past  Master  and  Secretary,  Lodge 
No.  295,  ........ 

Dechert,  Robert  P.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  274, 

Dell,  Jos.  S.,  Lodge  No.  130, . 

Dennis,  Arthur  W.,  Lodge  No.  21, 

Denwiddie,  Chas.  A.,  Lodge  No.  158, 

Derousse,  Henry,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge,  No.  520,  . 
Devotion,  John  L.,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Past  Master, 
Lodge  No.  23,  ...... 

Dick,  Samuel  B.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  408, 

Dickson,  Wm.  H. ,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  52, 

Dietrich,  Jacob  G.,  Lodge  No.  59,  .... 

Disston,  Henry,  Lodge  No.  21 1,  . 

Dodd,  John  E.,  Lodge  No.  295,  . 

Dolbey,  Conrad  K.,  Lodge  No.  274,  . 

Donahue,  Edmund  F.,  Lodge  No.  366, 

Donnelly,  Charles,  Lodge  No.  287,  .... 

Dony,  James  H.,  Lodge  No.  344,  .... 

Dorsey,  Wm.  J.,  Lodge  No.  219,  .  .  .  . 

Doyle,  Thomas  Arthur,  Past  Grand  Master,  Past  Master, 
Lodge  No.  1,  ...... 

Drane,  Wm.  L.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  91, 

Drexel,  Anthony  J.,  Lodge  No.  51, 

Du  Bree,  John  W. ,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  121,  . 
Duncan,  John  A.,  Lodge  No.  295,  .... 


Rhode  Island 
Pennsylvania 


Connecticut 

Pennsylvania 


Rhode  Island 
Pennsylvania 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


Dunwoody,  John,  Treasurer,  Lodge  No.  508, 

Dusenbury,  John  H.,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master  and 
Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  338, 

Dye,  John  H.,  Lodge  No.  295,  .  .  .  . 

Eagle,  Wm.  H.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  398, 

Egle,  Wm.  H.  (M.D.),  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  464,  . 

Ehrlicher,  J.  Henry,  Lodge  No.  71, 

Eisenbrey,  Wm.  H.,  Lodge  No.  51, 

Eldredge,  George  P.,  Lodge  No.  158, 

Eldredge,  Jas.  H.,  Lodge  No.  158,  . 

Ellwanger,  William  F.,  Lodge  No.  500, 

Elsasser,  Herman,  Lodge  No.  155,  .... 

Elverson,  James,  Lodge  No.  121, 

Englehart,  William  Fred,  Lodge  No.  67, 

Evans,  John,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  219,  . 

Fondersmith,  Chas.  A.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  286,  . 
Fordney,  William  J.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  496, 
Foster,  Francis  H.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  234, 

Foust,  James  B.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72, 

Fox,  Andrew  J.,  Lodge  No.  211, 

Fox,  Henry  C.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  456, 
Franklin,  Benj.  D.,  Lodge  No.  491, 

Fredericks,  John,  Lodge  No.  295,  .... 

Freedley,  Edwin  T.,  Lodge  No.  296,  .  .  .  . 

Freeman,  Chas.  D.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  130, 

Fritz,  Horace,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  67,  . 

Frohock,  Wm.  Thompson,  Lodge  No.  131,  . 

Fry,  John  Wm.  Richards,  Lodge  No.  19, 

Fry,  William  H.,  Lodge  No.  271, 

Fryer,  James,  Lodge  No.  1, 

Garrett,  Phineas,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  340, 
Garrigues,  Franklin  C.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  456,  . 
Gaw,  Samuel,  Lodge  No.  71, 

Gaw,  William,  Jr.,  Lodge  No.  71,  .  .  .  . 

George,  Jos.  S.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  155, 

Getz,  Henry  Styles  (Rev.),  Grand  Chaplain  and  Past 
Master,  Lodge  No.  59, 

Gillespie,  Thomas,  Lodge  No.  121, 


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Gintiodo,  John  Q.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  19,  . 
Glaser,  Jacob,  Lodge  No.  211,  . 

Glatz,  A.  Hiestand,  Lodge  No.  266,  .... 

Goldy,  Jas.  Marble  (Rev.),  Chaplain,  Lodge  No.  19,  . 

Gray,  Robert,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  131, 

Greenewald,  Jacob  J.,  Lodge  No.  1,  . 

Greenleaf,  Peter  L.,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Past 
Master,  Lodge  No.  371, 

Griffin,  William,  Lodge  No.  481,  .... 

Griffing,  Geo.  H.,  Lodge  No.  67,  .... 

Griffith,  EzraE.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  441, 

Griffitts,  Wm.  F.,  Jr.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  51, 
Gutekunst,  Frederick,  Lodge  No.  295, 

Hackenburg,  Wm.  B.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  246, 
Haffelfinger,  Charles  C.,  Lodge  No.  67, 

Haines,  Howard  L.,  Lodge  No.  386,  .... 
Hall,  Augustus  R.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72, 
Hamilton,  Wm.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  318, 
Hamilton,  Wm.  C.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  230, 
Hampton,  John  T.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  527, 
Haney,  John  W.,  Lodge  No.  221,  .... 

Hanline,  De  Witt  C.,  Lodge  No.  385, 

Hanna,  Wm.  Brantley,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  59, 
Hanold,  John,  Past  Master  and  Secretary,  Lodge  No.  52, 
Harman,  John  S.,  Lodge  No.  130,  .  .  . 

Harris,  Alf.  Newton,  Lodge  No.  481,  . 

Harris,  John  A.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  131, 

Hartley,  Thomas  W.,  Lodge  No.  186,  . 

Haseltine,  Ward  B.,  Lodge  No.  121,  . 

Hatfield,  N.  L.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  3,  . 

Heaton,  Charles  Frederick,  Lodge  No.  130, 

Heck,  Wm.  H.,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  419, 
Hellier,  Henry  Rave,  Lodge  No.  308,  .... 
Henderson,  Branton  H.,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master, 
Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  433, 

Hentz,  J.  Henry,  Lodge  No.  121, 

Hervey,  John, Grand  Secretary  Grand  Lodge  of  England, 
Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  7,  . 

Heuckeroth,  Chas.  F.  R.,  Lodge  No.  72, 

Hibbs,  James  M.,  Lodge  No.  51, 

Hinkle,  Albert  G.  B.  (M.D.),  Lodge  No.  386,  . 


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Hollinshead,  F.  P.,  Lodge  No.  19, 

Holt,  Thomas,  Lodge  No.  441, . 

Hooper,  Wm.  H.  (M.D.),  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  134, 
Horn,  Geo.  H.  (M.D.),  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  3, 
Horner,  Jos.  P.,  Past  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Past  Master, 
Lodge  No.  173,  . 

Hoskins,  John  R.,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  340, 
Houser,  W.  R.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  284, 

Howard,  John  G.,  Lodge  No.  121, 

Howell,  Henry  C.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  51,  . 

Huber,  Levi,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  216,  . 

Hughan,  Wm.  James,  Past  Provincial  Grand  Secretary 
and  Past  Senior  Grand  Deacon  Grand  Lodge  of 


England,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  13 1  (2  c 
Hults,  Elwood  B.,  Lodge  No.  59, 

Hunt,  Jesse,  Lodge  No.  487, 

Hunter,  Thomas,  Lodge  No.  385, 

Hyneman,  Leon,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  246, 


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England 

Pennsylvania 


Ide,  Charles  K.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  51, 
Ihling,  Charles  E.,  Lodge  No.  340, 

Ingram,  Alex.  H.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  353, 
Iowa,  Grand  Lodge,  ..... 
Irvine,  William  C.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72, 
Irwin,  Wm.  Sloo,  Lodge  No.  368, 

Ittel,  Philip,  Jr.,  Lodge  No.  489, 


Iowa 

Pennsylvania 


Jacobs,  Brinton,  Lodge  No.  274, 

Jamison,  B.  K.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  51, 
Jeffries,  E.  Harper,  Grand  Representative  Grand  L 
of  Kentucky,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  186,  . 

Jenks,  George  A.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  427,  . 
Jennison,  J.  Morgan,  Lodge  No.  121,  . 

John,  Hibbert  P.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  369,  . 

Johnson,  Francis  S.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  71, 
Johnson,  John  E.,  Lodge  No.  71, 

Johnson,  Wm.  H.,  Lodge  No.  130, 

Jones,  George  W.,  Lodge  No.  287, 

Jones,  Owen,  Lodge  No.  287,  .  .  .  . 

Junker,  John,  Lodge  No.  59,  ... 


jodge 


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Karcher,  Henry  Wm.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  59,  .  Pennsylvania 

Kauffman,  Andrew  John,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  286,  “ 

Keam,  Thos.  Yarker,  Lodge  No.  131,  .  .  .  England 

Keen,  Alfred  A.,  Lodge  No.  368,  ....  Pennsylvania 

Keil,  Peter,  Jr.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  448,  .  “ 

Kelly,  James  H.,  Lodge  No.  480,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Kelly,  Thomas,  Lodge  No.  481,  .  .  .  .  .  “ 

Kelly,  Wm.  J.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  59,  .  .  “ 

Kendall  John  H.,  Lodge  No.  178,  .  .  .  New  York 

Kendrick,  Jr.,  George  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  59,  Pennsylvania 
Keppel,  Alex.  M.,  Lodge  No.  287,  ....  “ 

Kerr,  Robert  A.  O.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  281,  .  “ 

Kerr,  William,  Lodge  No.  219,  .....  “ 

Kerr,  Wilson,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  3,  “ 

King,  Henri  C.,  Lodge  No.  246,  ....  “ 

King,  Robt.  Pennick,  Jr.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  368,  “ 

Kingston,  Charles  Henry,  Past  Master  and  Secretary, 

Lodge  No.  1 14,  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  “ 

Kirk,  Augustus  F.,  Lodge  No.  487,  .  .  .  “ 

Kirk,  Wm.  Stokes,  Lodge  No.  400,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Kirkpatrick,  Alexander,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  130,  .  “ 

Knight,  Josiah  F.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  271,  .  .  “ 

Kryder,  James  E.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  487,  .  .  “ 

Laing,  George,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  390,  .  .  “ 

Lamb,  Wm.W.  (M.D.),  Lodge  No.  432,  ... 

Lamberton,  Robert  A.,  Past  Grand  Master  and  Past 

Master,  Lodge  No.  21,  .  .  .  .  .  “ 

Langley,  Benton  H.,  Lodge  No.  18,  .  .  .  .  Minnesota 

Latta,  James  W.,  Junior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  72,  .  Pennsylvania 

Laudenslager,  Jacob,  Past  Master  and  Treasurer,  Lodge 

No.  67,  ........  “ 

Lawson,  Wm.  C.,  Lodge  No.  487,  ....  “ 

Lehman,  Bernhard  E.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  283,  .  “ 

Lescure,  Edw.  P.,  Past  Master  and  Secretary,  Lodge 

No.  130, . 

Lescure,  George,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  130,  .  .  “ 

Leslie,  Wm.  O.,  Lodge  No.  441,  ....  “ 

Lever,  James  S.,  Lodge  No.  292,  ....  “ 

Lewis,  George  F.,  Past  Master  and  Treasurer,  Lodge 
No.  196,  ........ 

Lewis,  Winslow  (M.D.),  Past  Grand  Master,  .  .  Massachusetts 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 

Lindsay,  John  J.,  Lodge  No.  158,  .... 

Lindsay,  William,  Lodge  No.  186,  .... 

List,  Wm.  Henry,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  59, 

Lloyd,  Alexander  M.,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master, 
Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  282,  .... 

Lovell,  K.  Allen,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  300, 

McBride,  Danl.,  Jr.,  Lodge  No.  386,  .... 
McClellan,  Robt.  L.,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master, 
Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  343,  .... 

McElveney,  John,  Lodge  No.  131, 

Mclntire,  Chas.  I.  T.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  319, 
McNair,  Jas.  SHaron,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  327, 
McNair,  Thos.  Spear,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master, 
Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  242,  ..... 

MacDonald,  John,  Secretary,  Lodge  No.  527, 

Mackey,  Chas.  W.,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Past 
Master,  Lodge  No.  316, 

Maclaughlin,  Geo.  W.,  Chaplain,  Lodge  No.  114, 
Macpherson,  Angus  N.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  59, 
Marcer,  Jos.  F. ,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  158, 

Marsh,  Edw.  R.,  Lodge  No.  130,  .... 

Marter,  Emerson  K. ,  Lodge  No.  481,  . 

Marter,  Wm.  H.  E.,  Lodge  No.  481,  .  .  .  . 

Martin,  Edwin  G.  (M.D.),  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  333, 
Martin,  J.  Parker,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72, 

Martin,  John  Hill,  Lodge  No.  19,  ... 

Mason,  Fred.  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  339, 
Massachusetts,  Grand  Lodge  of,  Boston  (4  copies), 
Mathews,  Chas.,  Jr.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  481, 
Mathews,  Edward,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  187,  . 

Mein,  Benjamin  V.,  Lodge  No.  9, 

Meredith,  Wm.  B.,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Past 
Master,  Lodge  No.  244,  ..... 

Meyer,  Charles  E.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  295, 
Middleton,  C.  Wilmer,  Lodge  No.  51, 

Migeod,  Fredk.  W.,  Lodge  No.  456,  . 

Miller,  Andrew,  Lodge  No.  441,  .  .  .  . 

Miller,  Charles  K.  I.  (M.D.),  Lodge  No.  393, 

Miller,  Jos.  Wm.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  131, 

Mingus,  Geo.  W.,  Lodge  No.  287,  .  .  .  . 


231 

Pennsylvania 


Massachusetts 

Pennsylvania 


232 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


Missimer,  J.  C.,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  589, 
Mitchell,  S.  B.,  Wylie  (M.D.),  Lodge  No.  134,  . 
Moland,  Win.  N.,  Junior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  368, 
Montana,  Grand  Lodge  of,  . 

Moore  John,  Lodge  No.  148,  . 

Moran,  Wm.,  Lodge  No.  130,  .  .  .  .  . 

Morrell,  James,  Jr.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  114, 
Morris,  Rob.,  Past  Grand  Master,  Worshipful  Master, 
Lodge  No.  293,  ....... 

Mowrey,  Henry  W.,  Lodge  No.  386,  . 

Muckle,  Alexander  (M.D.),  Lodge  No.  134, 

Muckle,  Mark  Richards,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  125,  . 
Muff,  Isaac,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  491, 

Murdock,  Jas.  H.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  253, 
Murphy,  John  K.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  19, 


New  York 
Pennsylvania 

Montana 

Canada 

Pennsylvania 


Jerusalem 

Pennsylvania 


Neall,  James  F.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  271, 

Neisser,  Chas.  K.,  Secretary,  Lodge  No.  21 1,. 

Neuber,  August  Q.,  Lodge  No.  386, 

Newman,  John  S.,  Lodge  121,  ..... 

Newman,  Richard  M.,  Senior  Deacon,  Lodge  No.  121, 
Neyhard,  Samuel,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  265,  . 
Nisbet,  Michael,  Junior  Grand  Warden  Grand  Lodge  of 
Pennsylvania,  Past  Master  and  Secretary,  Lodge 
No.  126,  ........ 

Niven,  Donald,  Lodge  No.  71, 


Oaks,  David  B.,  Senior  Deacon,  Lodge  No.  484,  . 

Oellers,  Richard  G.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  493, 

Olley,  Matthew  S.,  Lodge  No.  59,  ... 

Packer,  Chas.  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72, 

Page,  James,  Grand  Representative  Grand  Lodge  of 
Oregon,  Past  Grand  Master  and  Past  Master,  Lodge 

No.  126, .  “ 

Painter,  Jos.  Benj.,  Lodge  No.  363,  .... 

Palmer,  Thomas,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  318, 

Parker,  Geo.  W.,  Lodge  No.  121, 

Parrish,  Clemens,  Lodge  No.  444,  .... 

Parvin,  Theo.  Sutton,  Grand  Secretary  Grand  Lodge,  .  Iowa 
Patterson,  Robt.  E.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  400,  Pennsylvania 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


233 


Pattison,  Robert  Henry  (Rev.),  Past  Master,  Lodge 

No.  295,  ........  Pennsylvania 

Patton,  Thomas  R.,  Grand  Treasurer  Grand  Lodge  of 

Pennsylvania,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  121,  .  .  “ 

Peacock,  John  (Rev.),  Lodge  No.  271,  .  .  .  “ 

Pennington,  John  C.,  Lodge  No.  245,  ...  “ 

Perkins,  Samuel  C.,  Past  Grand  Master,  Grand  Repre¬ 
sentative  Grand  Lodges  of  Louisiana  and  Canada, 

Past  Master  and  Treasurer,  Lodge  No.  91,  .  “ 

Pfleger,  John  W.,  Lodge  No.  52,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Pleis,  John  M.,  Lodge  No.  59, .  “ 

Porter,  Edwin  D.  B.,  Grand  Secretary  Grand  Lodge, 

Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  12,  .  .  .  .  Minnesota 

Porter,  Jas.  Madison,  Senior  Grand  Warden,  Past  Master, 

Lodge  No.  152,  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Pennsylvania 

Postlethwaite,  Albert  G.,  Lodge  No.  386,  .  .  .  “ 

Potter,  Alfred  R.,  R.  W.  Grand  Master  Grand  Lodge  of 
Pennsylvania,  Grand  Representative  Grand  Lodge 
of  New  Jersey,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72,  .  .  “ 

Poynton,  James  C.,  Secretary,  Lodge  No.  23,  District  of  Columbia 
Pratt,  Jos.  T.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  59,  .  .  .  Pennsylvania 

Price,  Isaac  C.,  Lodge  No.  380,  .....  “ 

Prindle,  Franklin  C,,  Lodge  No.  493,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Proskauer,  Adolph,  Lodge  No.  21 1,  .  .  .  “ 

Rahter,  Henry,  Lodge  No.  527,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Ramborger,  Horace  G.  O.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  2,  “ 

Ray,  Daniel  P.,  Lodge  No.  211,  .....  “ 

Read,  Wm.  Pratt  (M.D.),  ......  “ 

Reeves,  George  W.,  Lodge  No.  130,  ....  “ 

Reeves,  Horace  A.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  130,  .  .  “ 

Reichert,  John  M.,  Lodge  No.  359,  ....  “ 

Rhode  Island,  Grand  Lodge  of,  .  .  .  .  Rhode  Island 

Rhodes  Manoah,  Past  Master,  Pentalpha  Lodge,  Brad¬ 
ford,  Yorkshire,  .......  England 

Riblett,  John  F.,  Lodge  No.  67,  ....  Pennsylvania 

Richardson,  Wm.,  Jr.,  Secretary,  Lodge  No.  484,  .  “ 

Ridpath,  John  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  400,  .  .  “ 

Riebenack,  Max,  Lodge  158,  .  .  .  .  .  “ 

Rined oiler,  Durbin,  Lodge  No.  155,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Robeno,  Andrew,  Jr.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  115,  .  “ 

Roberts,  Jacob  (M.D.),  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  52,  .  “ 

30 


234 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


Robins,  Wm.  Wallace  (M.D.),  Lodge  No.  22,  . 

Robinson,  David  S.,  Lodge  No.  226,  . 

Rodda,  Richard,  Past  Provincial  Grand  Registrar,  De¬ 
vonshire,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  70,  . 

Rohrer,  Jeremiah,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  43, 
Ronaldson,  Chas.  E.,  Lodge  No.  51,  . 

Rockfellow,  C.  F.,  Lodge  No.  115, 


Pennsylvania 


England 

Pennsylvania 


Sachse,  J.  F.,  Lodge  No.  91, 

Salter,  Robert  B.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  295, 

Sartain,  Henry,  Lodge  No.  134,  . 

Sartain,  John,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  134,  . 

Schemm,  Peter,  Lodge  No.  19, 

Schenclc,  Addison  Y.  C.  (Rev.),  Past  Master  and 
Chaplain,  Lodge  No.  493,  ..... 

Scott,  Commander  Charles  (R.  N.),  Past  Provincial 
Junior  Grand  Warden,  Devonshire,  Past  Master, 
Lodge  No.  350,  ....... 

Scott,  Robert,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  121,  . 

Scott,  Wm.  M.,  Lodge  No.  130,  .  .  . 

Seibert,  William  N.,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  319,  . 
Seltzer,  Franklin  P.,  Lodge  No.  115,  . 

Shinn,  William,  Lodge  No.  59,  . 

Sims,  John  C.,  Lodge  No.  3,  .... 

Sinn,  Wm.  A.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  19,  .  .  . 

Skerrett  Lodge,  No.  343,  ...... 

Skinner,  Robert  W.,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  155,  . 
Smiley,  John  M.,  Past  Master  and  Treasurer,  Lodge 

No.  51, . 

Smith,  Atwood,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  121, 

Smith,  Ephraim  K.,  Lodge  No.  386,  .... 

Smith,  Marshall  B.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  67,  . 

Smith,  S.  Grant,  Lodge  No.  51, . 

Smith,  William,  Lodge  No.  134,  . 

Smith,  William,  Lodge  No.  59, 

Smith,  Wm.  B.,  Lodge  No.  419,  . 

Smith,  Wm.  W.,  Lodge  No.  59, . 

Smoot,  John  B.,  Lodge  No.  22,  .  . 

Snell,  John  R.,  Lodge  No.  59, 

Snowden,  John  C.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  19, 

Snyder,  Henry  J.,  Lodge  No.  114, 

Spofford,  Caleb  W.,  Lodge  No.  121,  .  .  .  . 


Ireland 

Pennsylvania 


New  Jersey 
Pennsylvania 


Virginia 

Pennsylvania 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


235 


Staggers,  Ed.  B.,  Junior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  131,  .  Pennsylvania 

Star,  Sol.,  Grand  Master,  Lodge  No.  9,  Montana 

Stavers,  Wm.  A.,  Lodge  No.  119,  .  .  .  .  Pennsylvania 

Steffe,  William,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  436, 

Stevenson,  Jas.  E.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  219 
Stevenson,  Jas.  H.,  Lodge  No.  295, 

Stewart,  David  W.  S.,  Lodge  No.  386, 

Stewart,  James  H.,  Junior  Warden,  Lodge  No. 

Stiles,  Henry  S.,  Lodge  No.  441, 

Stokes,  John  W.,  Lodge  No.  155, 

Stratton,  Henry  C.,  Lodge  No.  51, 

Strow,  Frederick,  Lodge  No.  130, 

Strickland,  Edward,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  13 
Sutherland,  Chas.  E.,  Lodge  No.  402, 

Sutter,  Benj.  P.,  Lodge  No.  19,  Washington,  District  of  Columbia 
Sutter,  Daniel,  Past  Master  and  Treasurer,  Lodge 

No.  130,  .  -  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Pennsylvania 

Sweatman,  Wm.  P.,  Lodge  No.  441, 


Taggart,  Wm.,  Hembel  (M.D.),  Lodge  No.  121,  .  “ 

Taylor,  Wm.  T.  (M.D.),  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  131,  .  “ 

Teany,  James  S.,  Lodge  No.  384,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Terry,  Henry  C.,  Junior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  51,  .  “ 

Thackara,  Alexander,  Lodge  No.  1x5,  .  .  .  “ 

Thackray,  John  S.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  441,  .  “ 

Thomas,  Chas.  D.,  Lodge  No.  19,  ...  “ 

Thomas,  Robert  H.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  454,  .  New  York 

Thorne,  Ell  wood  E.,  Grand  Master,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Thompson,  E.  O.,  Lodge  No.  441,  ....  Pennsylvania 

Thomson,  John,  Past  Grand  Master,  Grand  Secretary 
Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  Past  Master,  Lodge 
No.  51,  .......  “ 

Thomson,  John  L.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  51,  .  .  “ 

Townsend,  Frank  E.,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  369,  “ 

Trewin,  Wm.  F.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  3,  “ 


Vail,  Albert,  Albert  W.,  Lodge  No.  131, 

Vaux,  Richard,  Past  Grand  Master,  Grand  Representa¬ 
tive  Grand  Lodges  of  New  York,  Texas,  Illinois, 
South  Carolina,  Alabama,  Minnesota,  and  Washing¬ 
ton  Territory,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  121,  . 
Vinton,  Edward  M.,  Senior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  130,  . 


Wadhams,  E.  C.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  332, 


236 


DEDICATION  MEMORIAL. 


Wagner,  George  E.,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  52,  Pennsylvania 
Wagner,  Louis,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  52,  .  .  “ 

Walker,  Robt.  Jarvis  C.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  51,  .  “ 

Ward,  William  C.,  Lodge  No.  51,  ....  “ 

Warne,  Wm.  B.,  Lodge  No.  134,  .  .  .  .  “ 

Warnick,  Chas.  W.,  Lodge  No.  130,  ....  “ 

Weidman,  Grant,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  226,  .  “  ' 

Wells,  Michael  Henry,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  124,  .  “ 

Wheeler,  John  Howell,  Lodge  No.  51,  .  .  .  “ 

White,  Henry  J.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72,  ..  .  “ 

Whittle,  Samuel,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  9,  “ 

Wilcox,  John,  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  419,  .  “ 

Williams,  C.  C.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72,  .  .  “ 

Willson,  David  B.,  Junior  Warden,  Lodge  No.  286,  .  “ 

Wilson,  Henry  H.,  Lodge  No.  219,  .  .  .  “ 

Wiltberger,  H.  A.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  333,  .  .  •  “ 

Windrim,  James  H.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  72,  .  “ 

Wood,  George  W.,  Grand  Marshal  and  Past  Master, 

Lodge  No.  67,  .......  “ 

Wood,  Robert,  Lodge  No.  114,  . 

Woodford  (M.  A.)  (Rev.),  A.  F.  A.,  Past  Provincial 
Senior  Grand  Warden,  West  Yorkshire,  Past  Grand 
Chaplain,  Past  Master,  .....  England 

Woodside,  William,  Lodge  No.  51,  .  .  .  Pennsylvania 

Woodward,  Eugene  G.,  Lodge  No.  155,  .  .  .  “ 

Wray,  Samuel  W.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  121,  .  .  “ 

Wright,  George  A.,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  274,  .  “ 

Wright,  James  I.  (M.D.),  Worshipful  Master,  Lodge 

No.  295,  ........  “ 

Wyckoff,  Edward  Stout, Worshipful  Master,  Lodge  No.  19,  “ 

Yeo,  William,  Lodge  No.  513,  .  .  .  .  .  “ 

Young,  Albert  F.,  Lodge  No.  51, 

Young,  John  Llewellyn,  Past  Master,  Lodge  No.  130,  . 


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